Almost all of it is descriptions of past facts. The troops were where Galeev suggests back in 1917 and the empire did topple, etc. Putin may wish he had more of

Almost all of it is descriptions of past facts. The troops were where Galeev suggests back in 1917 and the empire did topple, etc. Putin may wish he had more officers available to lead the new troops, he may need more, but the deaths are facts. Apparently Russia sent about 20 generals to Ukraine, half have been killed, perhaps a bit more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russian_generals_killed_during_the_2022_invasion_of_Ukraine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russian_generals_kille...