The actual Desert Storm had about 1,000 casualties on the coalition side, of which about 350 were killed. Lots on the other side, of course. But Russia barely s

The actual Desert Storm had about 1,000 casualties on the coalition side, of which about 350 were killed. Lots on the other side, of course. But Russia barely seems concerned about casualties on its own side, let alone among the enemy. Even if your theory is true, that they didn’t anticipate a “real conflict” and so didn’t bring the necessary forces, that’s still a catastrophic military failure that speaks poorly of their martial prowess. That stuff is part of military power too. A big army you can’t apply effectively doesn’t win any prizes.