[familyop]

There's no way to convincingly make the situation look better for the Russian army. It failed.

‘They just dropped rifles’: Liberated Ukraine villages describe Russian troops fleeing
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/they-just-dropped-rifles-liberated-ukraine-villages-describe-russian-troops-fleeing-20220912-p5bhft.html

Russian forces retreating from Ukraine: ‘Their troops were literally running from their positions and leaving all their stuff behind’
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/russian-forces-retreating-from-ukraine-their-troops-were-literally-running-from-their-positions-and-leaving-all-their-stuff-behind-41981032.html

[ScottinVA]

For sale… Russian military rifles - never fired and dropped only once.