Comment on Watching TV shows or movies that display Russia as a military superpower is almost surreal nowadays.

• qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yes, but Ukraine was not the military power it is today from my understanding.

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  • paper_clip@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    IIRC, the Soviets placed their primary artillery school and tank factories in Ukraine. As a percentage of the USSR's military base, the Ukrainians were well above average.

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  • intensely_human@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Ukraine’s military power was equal to that of the USSR when Ukraine was part of the USSR.

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