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US veteran in Ukraine says Russia is the 'alpha predator on the battlefield' now because of ammo shortages

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1y ago

US veteran in Ukraine says Russia is the 'alpha predator on the battlefield' now because of ammo shortages

www.businessinsider.com /ukraine-ammunition-shortages-make-russia-alpha-predator-us-veteran-2024-3

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He said Ukrainians shared American values and were fighting for freedom, and supporting Ukraine was supporting a democracy — all reasons the US should not give up support, he said.
"We are not going to lose," he said. "That is not going to happen. It's not possible. We'll die before we lose."
This is not the motivational speech they think it is.
- democracy
  When you ban all opposition parties, critical media, and elections
- “When is real democracy coming to
  ?”
  “We can assure you, it is coming as soon as possible.”
  “In a few months, then?”
  “That’s… rather optimistic. Though of course it depends on the contingencies.”
- Well, I hate American values, American “freedom,” and American “democracy,” so I have no choice but to hate every other country that shares the same qualities or aspires to
- "We'll die before we lose."
  that's the plan
- "We are not going to lose," he said. "That is not going to happen. It's not possible. We'll die before we lose."
  "'It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country,' he read. 'This means that both you and he have exactly the same aim in mind.'”
- High ranking officer: “We’ll die before we lose!”
  Conscripts:
  
  Conscripts talking to each other: "We can make that happen herr Captain..."
- I wonder if the HellDivers 2 devs might start creating ammo shortages.
All those billions in “aid” packages, the U.S. couldn’t throw in some bullets?
- I think it’s particularly interesting because ammo companies prioritize military contracts first before civilian markets, but prices for ammo for civilians are pretty stable despite being this close to November in an election year and doing everything for Ukraine lol. It seems like they’re just chilling.
  
  prices for ammo for civilians are pretty stable despite being this close to November in an election year and doing everything for Ukraine lol
  The ammo Ukraine is desperately low on is for artillery (and apparently the artillery guns themselves). I don't think they're low on small arms ammo.
  Also, as an aside, the American in the article is an instructor for the 3rd separate assault brigade AKA Azov lmao. Fighting in a fascist brigade for muh frEeDoMs and dEmOcRacY!!
  
  but prices for ammo for civilians are pretty stable despite being this close to November in an election year and doing everything for Ukraine lol.
  They probably don't want hogs another reason to get mad at something else being expensive.
Only Western-aligned countries would fight an obviously lopsided war conventionally.
I wonder what
would have thought to do about a Russian invasion..............
- Technically the plan was for Ukraine to invade the Donbas first and then once Russia responded, Ukraine was supposed to engage in an insurgency campaign on the incoming Russian forces.
  
  Of course
  would look at historical guerilla movements and think, How can I use this to invade? Only a bureaucrat behind a desk could think of something so stupid.
have they considered like, making their own weapons like every country with a viable long-term national defense strategy or is that illegal under whatever hollowed-out neoliberal financialized state washington demanded they become in return for all the ammo
- Kind of hard to do when Russia can hit anywhere in Ukraine with a precision missile strike. Not to mention that Ukraine no longer has a functioning power grid which sort of precludes any sort of military production at scale.
  
  It really illuminates how incredible it is, what Palestine has been able to accomplish in worse circumstances.

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