Just a couple of "separatists" hmmm?
What soldiers? Do you mean a hundred advisors long gone? Confederates field a 60000 strong mechanisized militia.
“The fact that Russia has rotated 27 brigades and regiments through the Donbas while the U.S. Army possesses only 31 BCTs must not be overlooked,” Fox wrote. “The Russian military, especially its ground forces and its combat experience, need to be respected.”
“Cyborgs at Little Stalingrad: A Brief History of the Battles of the Donetsk Airport,” was published this month by The Institute of Land Warfare at the Association of the U.S. Army. The author, Maj. Amos C. Fox, is the operations officer for the 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/05/14/russian-military-gains-in-ukraine-could-spell-trouble-for-the-us-army-even-in-a-conventional-fight/
Who drove the tanks to Ukraine? I suspect soldiers. Hard to buy tanks at your local used car lot.
Get real.
Just a couple of "separatists" hmmm?