The Russian President has approved a record budget increase of around 30% for military spending in 2024, reaching 36.6 trillion rubles (€376.7 billion).
I think it’s important enough to note, there’s no evidence showing this was the plan in any Soviet campaign in WW2. (But this is based off memory so there could be a single digit number of times)
In WW1? That would be accurate. Say what you will about Soviets but weapons were something they could produce and properly supply unlike the tsar.
In the Ukraine war though you are probably correct.
I’ll admit my sources are unverifiable, while strong.
Stories from college professors. Guy was not a biased man, and was probably a fuggin mod on /r/askhistory; that type. 🤷♂️ Strong to me. No one listen to me. I’m drunk.
Edit: and my general history is not iron clad; could been WWI, but it seems a prevalent story beyond my eccentric old professor.
They had more soldiers than guns.
Folks went into the front lines knowing the plan was to pick up guns from their dead commrades.
I think it’s important enough to note, there’s no evidence showing this was the plan in any Soviet campaign in WW2. (But this is based off memory so there could be a single digit number of times)
In WW1? That would be accurate. Say what you will about Soviets but weapons were something they could produce and properly supply unlike the tsar.
In the Ukraine war though you are probably correct.
I’ll admit my sources are unverifiable, while strong.
Stories from college professors. Guy was not a biased man, and was probably a fuggin mod on /r/askhistory; that type. 🤷♂️ Strong to me. No one listen to me. I’m drunk.
Edit: and my general history is not iron clad; could been WWI, but it seems a prevalent story beyond my eccentric old professor.
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