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nonlawyer t1_ja7xqu5 wrote

Reply to comment by callipygiancultist in Anti-war partisans in Belarus claim to have damaged Russian plane | Belarus by Caratteraccio

Not just protests. The Belarus Army is far worse equipped and less experienced than the Russian army was at the start of the war.

The better equipped and more loyal / trustworthy troops are what keeps Luka in power. Can’t afford to lose them.

The less well-equipped troops are of dubious loyalty and motivation and might even defect. Can’t afford to risk that happening.

What they can do is periodically move troops around and make blustery noises and force Ukraine to keep some troops in the North just in case. That’s basically free. So they keep doing that.

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DrNick1221 t1_ja8i97p wrote

> What they can do is periodically move troops around and make blustery noises and force Ukraine to keep some troops in the North just in case. That’s basically free. So they keep doing that.

Oh, believe me, the Ukrainian border guards in the north and making their thoughts on the bluster very well known.

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