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>>seeing how weak Russia's military is and how lacking it is operationally and in terms of tech. It's a mess. Are you referring to Russia's atrocious success i

>>seeing how weak Russia's military is and how lacking it is operationally and in terms of tech. It's a mess. Are you referring to Russia's atrocious success in invading Ukraine to date? I thought it was odd too. You'd think if they were really seeking maximum damage there would be no power or communications in Kyev/Kiev and there would be a lot more bloodshed, and perhaps Russia wouldn't have increased gas flow through Ukraine over the past week. I saw a DPR military soldier interviewed this weekend in a Russian military convey headed west, his comments were not one of those looking to destroy Ukraine and everyone in it. https://youtu.be/-eiNmxCJC4s?t=345 https://youtu.be/-eiNmxCJC4s?t=345

adventured 5y ago
I'm referring to their atrocious incompetence, mediocre supply lines, exceptionally backwards technology, failure to immediately secure absolute control over the sky, rather shockingly poorly trained soldiers, and the general chaos that seems to indicate the command structure has no idea what it's doing. That Russia would win ultimately is no surprise at all, at least for the invasion stage of things. They have such overwhelming numbers that it should be an inescapable outcome. If they occupy Ukraine with that force, it'll be a disaster for both Russia and the Ukrainian civilian population.
- m348e912 5y ago
  Yes it seems very odd. Here are some other things that someone pointed out on twitter. https://twitter.com/tuckermax/status/1497609615151800323?s=10 https://twitter.com/tuckermax/status/1497609615151800323?s=1...
  - x86_64Ubuntu 5y ago
    I'm glad it's not just me sitting with my ignorance and making assumptions. I know the West was going to pump hero stories and "freedom fighter" narratives. But other than that, we haven't seen anything else. If this were the US fighting a similarly overmatched opponent, we would see maps showing how far we've advanced, fronts were there was fighting and such. But we get none of that now, we have no idea of if the Russian army is still stuck at the border, or currently changing the drapes in the Ukranian Oval Office.
- ComputerGuru 5y ago
  I’m not a military strategist but I have to think that if you see such gaping holes in their military approach then maybe you have some wrong assumptions about their endgame, i.e. we should be smart enough to know that we’re not smarter than the guys that do this for a living.

adventured 5y ago

I'm referring to their atrocious incompetence, mediocre supply lines, exceptionally backwards technology, failure to immediately secure absolute control over the sky, rather shockingly poorly trained soldiers, and the general chaos that seems to indicate the command structure has no idea what it's doing. That Russia would win ultimately is no surprise at all, at least for the invasion stage of things. They have such overwhelming numbers that it should be an inescapable outcome. If they occupy Ukraine with that force, it'll be a disaster for both Russia and the Ukrainian civilian population.

m348e912 5y ago
Yes it seems very odd. Here are some other things that someone pointed out on twitter. https://twitter.com/tuckermax/status/1497609615151800323?s=10 https://twitter.com/tuckermax/status/1497609615151800323?s=1...
- x86_64Ubuntu 5y ago
  I'm glad it's not just me sitting with my ignorance and making assumptions. I know the West was going to pump hero stories and "freedom fighter" narratives. But other than that, we haven't seen anything else. If this were the US fighting a similarly overmatched opponent, we would see maps showing how far we've advanced, fronts were there was fighting and such. But we get none of that now, we have no idea of if the Russian army is still stuck at the border, or currently changing the drapes in the Ukranian Oval Office.
ComputerGuru 5y ago
I’m not a military strategist but I have to think that if you see such gaping holes in their military approach then maybe you have some wrong assumptions about their endgame, i.e. we should be smart enough to know that we’re not smarter than the guys that do this for a living.