"(Recent events in Ukraine should make this sound familiar.)" With the sweet, sweet detail that the grunts weren't told that they are actually going to war, so

"(Recent events in Ukraine should make this sound familiar.)" With the sweet, sweet detail that the grunts weren't told that they are actually going to war, so some of them sold vital fuel to Belarussian/Russian civilians. And when the war got underway, some vehicles were short on fuel. Quite a critical mistake to make.