Quote: "That Russia took almost 3 years and a presumed 300-500k casualties to begin deploying basic air support with guided glide bombs, like the west has been

Quote: "That Russia took almost 3 years and a presumed 300-500k casualties to begin deploying basic air support with guided glide bombs, like the west has been doing for 25 years, was indeed surprising." Just to point out FAB-500 glider bomb use was already recorded in March 2023, so it took Russian a year not 3 year, so your perception is factually wrong. BTW, to emphasize the low starting status of Russian military at the beginning of the war does not defend our mistake either, rather it reinforces that argument.