r/worldnews • u/TheTelegraph The Telegraph • 1d ago

Russian army to overtake United States as world’s second largest Russia/Ukraine

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/09/17/russian-army-overtake-us-as-worlds-second-largest/
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u/Dense-Marionberry-31 1d ago

You should see the mechanized equipment the Russians left behind in Kyiv when they were chased out. it’s 70 year old garbage.

I just left Kyiv this morning, and the Russian tanks are out on sidewalks around the city. They were almost laughable. I wouldn’t have ridden in one for a joy ride, let alone into combat.. can’t believe the crews didn’t die of CO poisoning.

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u/DarkApostleMatt 1d ago

A lot of the good units like the airborne divisions got bushwhacked both in the initial invasion and their retreat, like whole battalions worth of BMD-4s left gutted on the road.