• cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml
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    18 days ago

    The same Patriot systems that constantly miss Russian missiles and end up hitting their own cities? The same Patriot systems that Russia has already blown up multiple of? The same systems for which the West is running out of ammunition? Yeah, sure, more of those are definitely going to help Ukraine stop losing. Because Ukraine’s biggest problem is definitely not a lack of trained manpower right now, right? Patriots are definitely going to help when Russia launches the next wave of thousands of Gerans!

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOPM
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      17 days ago

      Exactly. It’s the same tired, recycled script, completely detached from the reality on the ground. The narrative that a handful of complex air defense systems will magically reverse the course of the war is laughable. It’s a convenient, hardware-focused talking point designed to draw attention away from the collapsing front.

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    Reading this while I wait for the scheduled blackout to pass is sure an experience. also

    Acknowledging the high cost and lengthy manufacturing time, Mr Zelensky suggested European countries could donate their Patriots and await replacements, stressing: “we would not like to wait.”

    yeah just give us all of your defensive emplacements. Who do you think you are?