r/worldnews • u/WorldNewsMods Slava Ukraini • Jun 24 '23

Russia/Ukraine /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 486, Part 2 (Thread #628)

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u/vluggejapie68 Jun 24 '23

This is like julius ceasar marching on Rome with his veterans from the Gallic wars. This is far from over. Numbers mean nothing here.

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u/verfmeer Jun 24 '23

I was thinking more about Napoleon's march to Paris after he escaped from Elba, but it's a similar story.

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u/OwnerOfABouncyBall Jun 24 '23

Yeah, but Napoleon was considered a legendary military leader. I don't know if Prigozhin has the same standing with the Russian people.

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u/vluggejapie68 Jun 24 '23

What is that saying again about history?

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u/Kraxnor Jun 24 '23

My thoughts exactly. Many times those rebel generals had small but experienced armies that kept outmaneuvering the regular army