Perhaps the most important lesson for Putin is the realization that he cannot rely on the military’s assessments of its readiness, forcing him to take a more direct role in overseeing strategic operations. Ultimately, the combination of strategic lessons and a battle-hardened force will make Russia ...
Nobody with a functioning brain thinks Russian army is beat to hell. Certainly not a single western military person is saying this. I guess I can see why you'd think this is the case if you've just been guzzling propaganda for the past two years uncritically though.
Yes, here I am, to remind you and Lemmy that mainstream western media has been fluffing the stiffy of the Russian war machine since the mid 2010s. Now we’re blindsided by Russia entering the third year of their three-day campaign to Київ ~600k troops lighter.