Given that Russia's military got bigger AFTER 2 years of losing men and materiel, I would say it's not a war but rather a targeted military operation that is achieving it's objectives.

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Russia calls it a war, they said so on March 22nd 2024

[–] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

That's the craziest thing I've heard in a while. Every US war has resulted in a bigger military. That's generally how military spending works

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 6 months ago

The USA is both expanding it's military and also has been losing enlistment for a long time. It's not a good market. Ukraine, however, is a good example of a military shrinking because of a serious conflict. Russia is not in a serious conflict, it's engaged in what amounts to a police action.