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submitted 7 months ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/world@quokk.au

Much of the buildup is happening in the Leningrad Military District, which borders Estonia, Latvia, and Finland. As part of a broader plan to increase the Russian army’s size to 1.5 million troops, small brigades stationed there are being expanded into full divisions of around 10,000 soldiers, the report said.

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[-] Pringles@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

USSR still won that war though.

[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Yes, but they held back the Soviets for 2 months. And that was probably the Soviets at their peak, stronger than Russia is today.

[-] Pringles@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

It was right after the massive Stalinist purges of the army. They were complete dogshit. Don't get me wrong, the Finnish put up a hell of a fight and I think they could've continued militarily, it was the government that decided to cut their losses, but the red army was pretty incompetent at the time.

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