Posted on 05/06/2025 2:18:37 AM PDT by dennisw
Let's Be Honest Russian Military SUCKS - Here's the Proof...
The Military Show 1.63M subscribers
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Russia’s military was once feared—but Ukraine exposed the truth.
From rusted tanks and fake armor to outdated tactics and corruption, the Russian war machine is crumbling in real time.
In this video, we break down how one of the "world’s strongest" armies became a global embarrassment.
(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...
I don’t see Russia as being a threat to Europe in the same way as Ukraine. Ukraine has a much more intertwined history with Russia than the rest of Europe.
They don’t seem to be able to shake off the history of authoritarianism/totalitarianism. China leap-frogged Russia by adopting a capitalism underneath a totalitarian state. Russia has not been able to do so.
The Ukrainian war appears to me to be only a slightly smaller disaster than World War I.
All power and luck to President Trump to obtain an end to the horrific conflict.
I have considerable sympathy for Russia ... that is soooo obvious.
“I aim very high, and then I just keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I’m after….Sometimes I settle for less than I sought, but in most cases, I still end up with what I want.” - Art of the Deal
Aim high is the trademark of DJT. He knows Ukraine is not going to get Eastern territories back….its not going to happen. But in his current butt hurt moment he is swinging for the fences in a game of one upmansship. Trump also said Ukraine will need to recognize Crimea as Russian… didnt he?
You'd summarized another Military Show link which another Freeper had posted:
5/2/2025, 3:13:14 AM · 12 of 84The Military Show enthuses you. The channel is thriving based on many promoting its monetized videos, because various channels on various sides create their content for just that purpose.
In terms of the TheMilitaryShow -- without spaces, as its moniker uses -- is a channel begun in 2017, based in the United States according to YouTube. Of TheMilitaryShow"
The related Facebook Page shows that Dark Matter Design LLC " is responsible for this page." Facebook's "About" returns a "this page isn't available right now" in the moment.On the level of serious analysis, they are nowhere near to RAND and others. But they will tell their audience what it wants to hear. After all, business is business.The Facebook page say they operate militarynews.network, a web domain.which was registered 2025-02-03 through Tocows and privacy protected through a company in Canada. That domain's splash page is still under work, stating since February "militarynews.network is a totally awesome idea still being worked on.vCheck back later" and referencing another domain service, Hover.
Social Blade states The Military Show, a YouTube monetized channel, was begin 29 March 2017, long before the current conflict. It has posted 1,251 videos since and the estimated income currently is between "$125K - $2M" yearly.
Source: Social Blade summary of Military Show You Tube Channel.
Though this YouTube channel is eight years old, they curate their videos as the oldest available currently comes from 25 March 2022. Thus they have taken down any earlier videos.
The "responsible" party for the YouTube channel (at least one), for the Facebook page and empty web domain is Dark Matter Design LLC, a California-based "digital media company" whose splash page is Dark Matter Design LLC and which states of itself "Creating stories that start conversations." Examples of its work on on that page.
As a "digital media company," various source show it to have less than 10 employees, and revenue less than $5 million.
Promoting that business.... A small content creator in San Francisco and of course Google/YouTube thank you. Click.
Ever think Putty knows the longer this goes the more Ukraine’s corruption gets exposed and the general public will tire of the tax base funding a war that has no national interest. It is much like Korea and more important Vietnam. The public is tiring of watching their money go down a sinkhole with nothing in return. Ukraine has many ethnic Russians, they speak Russian, they use the same equipment and tactics. Where Ukraine went off the rails is listening to CIA and allowing it to install a puppet government and lander money so the military industrial complex and congress could profit. This is pure propaganda to sway opinion.
“”””They gave up Eastern Europe already with the fall of the Soviet Union.””””
They didn’t willingly give it up, it was taken from them, Russia did not intend that collapse to happen but once they loosened their grip events got away from them, and the conquered lands swept them out.
A successful army is far more than the “Tip of the Spear.”
Some things never change. For the grunts, it is warmth, food, footwear, and solid logistic support for the general.
Seldom provided to Russian field troops.
The privileged Russian officer has German boots and a brand-name coat.
Notice the number of Russian field grade and general officers taken out?
Top-down management tends to be hardest on middle managers; In the Russian army, the life of a grunt is not a consideration. NCOs and company-grade officers are not to be trusted.
Allowing decision making and initiative at the point of decision making is where it is for US NCOs
Shake and bake school is only the first step, good leadership is organic and takes time to develop.
China is working to develop its version of an NCO Corps.
The strategic corporal: Leadership in the three-block war
Krulak
An excellent read:
https://www.mca-marines.org/wp-content/uploads/1999-Jan-The-strategic-corporal-Leadership-in-the-three-block-war.pdf
Don’t overlook the delightful guys in the “Blocking Braigad.”
“On September 12, 1941 Joseph Stalin issued the Stavka Directive No. 1919 (Директива Ставки ВГК №001919) concerning the creation of barrier troops in rifle divisions of the Southwestern Front, to suppress panic retreats.” Wiki
Fear is not the motivator Hollywood would want you to believe.
The Spartans at Thermopylae were not a ragtag bunch of conscripts.
Discipline, duty, and courage.
Whew!!! ... For a while there I was feeling at risk.
Fair perspective.
Yes I like this channel and go there a few times a week. It is a pro-Ukraine channel but also likes to tear down Iran. So mark it down as anti-Russia and anti-Iran. They deleted videos prior to March 2022 in order to concentrate on the Russia vs Ukraine war, The previous videos were a distraction from this priority number one. Is what must have happened.
Sure they are making good you tube money, but their heart is really in this. For giving the Ukraine side of this invasion. But China gets many videos. The Houthis get some. Their shorts videos are quite diverse.
Please see the first 5 minutes to see details how the much vaunted Russian army massively blew the initial invasion in February 2022. In a comedy of errors. As in Russian elite forces using helicopters, stormed the airport just outside Kiev, only to be repelled by Ukrainian conscripts. The Russian plan was to seize that airport, then fly in thousands of Russian troops.
Then why don’t we see those being used in Ukraine?
The Russians took an incredible amount of territory in the first nine months of the war.
What moron that created the video doesn't realize is that is the only other territorial objective Russia had was to liberate Donetsk and Lugansk, which it continues to do with meat grinder approach that is saving Russian lives.
You're dumb, low IQed war pig, Denny.
Russian intel and military leaders already had people picking out choice Kiev apartments for them, this was supposed to be a relatively bloodless and quick absorption of Ukraine into Russia but here we are years later and most of Ukraine still exists as a free nation, and it even still has a port.
“There were reports of tank crews wearing dress uniforms for the parade in Kiev that never happened.”
This video mentions this in the first 5 minutes
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