Anyone else think Russia is WEAK for taking 2 years to beat little Ukraine?

[war_daddy]

[RebelinSteel]

Well Russia has shown just how poor they are both strategically and tactically. The 3 Day special operation is now entering another year. This all began in 2012 and it’s now 2024. the 3 day special operation was defeated before the main bulk of NATO support was available. The Russians have been fielding T-55 and T-62 tanks, they have lost circa 300 aircraft since the start of the 3 day special operation, I think 10 in the last 10 days. While there is talk about NATOs supply of kit to Ukraine, Russia is getting a lot from North Korea, Iran and other countries. No Russia are not weak but because it’s not a war but a 3 day special operation, Putin is avoiding conscription from Moscow and St Petersburg’s regions and conscripting anyone else from far reaches of Russia. When you consider the reason was to stop the move of NATO eastward, the result is 2 countries who were happily neutral have now joined NATO and where NATO funding was low and no real working together, now NATO is pushing new systems, working far more together. Again Russia are not weak but they have managed to gut their army of various Generals and other seniors as well as decimate their Elite troops. Not weak but fielding T-55’s is not a good look. Oh and they managed to destroy Wagner (Russia not Ukraine).

[NaultD]

More stupid. Only have yes men as advisors. You almost need like 10x the force vs any meaningful defense. That's why blitz warfare is impactful but exponential losses in effectiveness.

Shock and awe of iraq in 2003 was 500x the offensive forces vs defense for 3 days like putin "special military operation"

[Veles]

Russia is doing a pretty good job of not being defeated despite US/EU aid.

[laly520]

no russia ain't weak

try fighting more than 1 country at once then tell us

[argot]

Russia definitely doesn't roll like Lafayette Pool, but they're doing the job the way an artillery heavy land army fights wars... The Ukrainians are a bunch of grabasstic conscripts at this point. Russia's war goals were always aimed toward disarmament of Ukraine, to de-Nazify the country, and to liberate several regions. You have to keep drawing them out until there is no more Nazis left to fight and Ukraine won't be disarmed until America decides so... It's really that simple.

[Alexandrubaschet08]

Yes, Russia had alwase been shit in wars. USA take Afganistan in a couple of days and Russia can't take theyr own neighbour.

[gorydetails]

Would russia be so "weak" if not for Ukraine being propped up by the west by trillions of dollars?

[jahaims]

Kind of like America in the middle east for 20 years

[Kykiono1]

They are not going full out