▲ 795 ▼ Top general says Ukrainian forces have captured almost as much Russian territory in the last week as Russia has land in Ukraine this year (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 105 comments fedilink hide all child comments Ukrainian forces launched a surprise offensive into Russia's Kursk region last Tuesday. They have captured around 1,000 square kilometers of Russian land so far, Kyiv's top general said. That figure is almost as much territory as Russia has seized in Ukraine this year.
[–] mars296@fedia.io 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) The person you replied to is not talking about cavalry. Horses were used by the Germans for moving men and equipment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I know. But I made the original comment and I wasn't on about horses being used for moving men and equipment. I was talking about them being used instead of tanks. Okay. Horses were used to move men and equipment. How is that related to my original point? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Okay. Horses were used to move men and equipment. How is that related to my original point? Dragoons are cavalry. That's how. Yes, it's obvious they wouldn't use lancers. Even in WWI cavalry charges are a thing of post-war (Soviet, Polish, maybe others') propaganda much more than of actual use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I know. But I made the original comment and I wasn't on about horses being used for moving men and equipment. I was talking about them being used instead of tanks. Okay. Horses were used to move men and equipment. How is that related to my original point? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Okay. Horses were used to move men and equipment. How is that related to my original point? Dragoons are cavalry. That's how. Yes, it's obvious they wouldn't use lancers. Even in WWI cavalry charges are a thing of post-war (Soviet, Polish, maybe others') propaganda much more than of actual use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Okay. Horses were used to move men and equipment. How is that related to my original point? Dragoons are cavalry. That's how. Yes, it's obvious they wouldn't use lancers. Even in WWI cavalry charges are a thing of post-war (Soviet, Polish, maybe others') propaganda much more than of actual use. permalink fedilink source parent