What I don’t understand is why the Russians haven’t gone full “Red Army” on Ukraine.
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Well they did and go wiped out - The RGF is a far cry from the Soviet Army. No Divisions of 100,000 troops, no 10s of thousands tanks to use - only limited operational armored vehicles, with most being stored in the Far Est in open air and no maintenance for decades. Worse, they closed one of the 2 tank factories.
There is no military to go full “Red Army”.
The RGF as of Feb 2022 had only 270,000-290,000 professional troops; the Naval Infantry had only another 20,000.
That left only the poorly trained NG. And conscripts. Now Mobnicks with no training, no equipment, rusty WWII rifles, limited ammo, often no officers, no food, no water, no PPE and poor winter clothing.
Capish?
You spelled it wrong. But, yeah, I understand your point. Not sure I agree…but we’ll see.