That's what I meant, 5% of forces sent to Ukraine. But as others have mentioned, an occupying force comprised of people that aren't highly motivated is going to cause all sorts of problems. But that just brings up: What is the end goal. With tens of thousands going into Ukraine to fight, this war won't be as easy as Putin had expected.LostInLA07 said:
I don't think they are estimating he has lost 5% of his military. Just 5% of the forces committed to Ukraine. Also, I agree that unfortunately Putin will likely prefer to level cities vs. try to occupy them. He doesn't have the troop count needed for that. He'd much rather shell the cities until everyone has either left or is dead and then walk in to whatever is left.
Than and the damage being done via official sanctions and companies simply exiting Russia will have his own population revolting. Don't know how he's going to spin the whole world is filled with Nazis.
But he'll never see the Hague. And the most terrifying thing I read is "If there is a world with out Russia, there's no reason to have a world." Hopefully there are massive efforts to reach those along the chain of command if nuke orders are ever issued to stop people from actually launching. Missile boats are the real problem, even if they're being shadowed and tracked, taking them out will also cause an environmental disaster.
