[canuck_conservative]

and last spring, the elite Russian paratrooper unit was wiped out during the failed encirclement of Kiev

Ukrainians seem pretty good at defending themselves ... but Russia won’t learn, they insist on always running into the buzzsaw over and over ...

what the Einstein quote about the definition of insanity?

[Venkman]

There’s no evidence Einstein ever said that. But we already know you believe and spread disinformation. Sucks to be you.

[Rockingham]

The Russian military has a wide range of fundamental defects in weapons, equipment, logistics, organization, training, and doctrine. These make it incapable of combat using modern combined arms tactics that emphasize flexibility, speed, and sophisticated weapons.

As a result, the Russian military instead relies on its traditional advantages in manpower and tube artillery, expecting cannon fire and brutal mass infantry assaults to make up for its many weaknesses. Against modern weapons used by a NATO style army though, that is a recipe for appalling casualties and eventual defeat.