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[BlueSmoke]

What are you basing this comment on?

He was making similar assessments of Russia's military back in May. I specifically remember at the time he claimed Russia was getting serious about the war because Putin had appointed a new general that knew what he was doing. Meanwhile, six months later.........here we are.

 

[nycfan]

 

[BlueSmoke]

US Air Force general: Russia military larger, better than before Ukraine invasion

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered that the Russian army grow by 180,000 active-duty troops for a total of 1.5 million soldiers

www.voanews.com

Three Years Into the Ukraine War, Russia’s Army Is Stronger Than Ever

Last year, the Russian forces lost over 400,000 men in the fighting. But they managed to replace losses on an almost one-to-one ratio.

nationalinterest.org

Russia's Armed Forces Emerging Stronger from Ukraine War

Despite the disasters of the early phase of the Ukraine war, a reoriented wartime economy and massive spending increases have left Russia’s armed forces in a better position than when the conflict started.

www.geopoliticalmonitor.com

Understanding the Russian Military Today | Russia and Eurasia | CSIS

Publications addressing all facets of Russian military power

www.csis.org

The Russian Military: Forecasting The Threat

This report examines Russia’s post-2022 military transformation, adapting its forces and strategy to fight a positional war.

understandingwar.org

https://www.spf.org/iina/en/articles/koizumi_02.html

Michale Kofman, Sam Bendett, Rob Lee, Aleks Golts - hell just about every Russian Military experts concludes they are stronger and much better tactically. Not to mention their incredible leaps in drone warfare. Their Center for Advanced Unmanned Tech (Рубикон) is cutting edge.

Just wondering Battboy, but from your link to ISW, there is this assessment of the UAF, Pretty cool assessment I would think.

Western forecasts must also recognize that the primary obstacle to rapid Russian advances is the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF), and that NATO frontline states currently lack the capacity to field equivalents of the UAF at scale. Ukrainian forces have optimized themselves for defensive positional warfare. Their officers and many of their soldiers have nearly four years of active combat experience, prepared defensive positions that frontline units constantly adapt, and a technological-tactical-industrial integration process that no NATO state can currently match.

 

[nycfan]

If so, Witkoff was also wrong about Russia leaking it.

 

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[Batt Boy]

Just wondering Battboy, but from your link to ISW, there is this assessment of the UAF, Pretty cool assessment I would think.

Western forecasts must also recognize that the primary obstacle to rapid Russian advances is the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF), and that NATO frontline states currently lack the capacity to field equivalents of the UAF at scale. Ukrainian forces have optimized themselves for defensive positional warfare. Their officers and many of their soldiers have nearly four years of active combat experience, prepared defensive positions that frontline units constantly adapt, and a technological-tactical-industrial integration process that no NATO state can currently match.

Not in this report, but what's very concerning is the Chinese swarm programs. Very affordable units of 5,000 plus per. They can also produce their version of a reaper, I forget what it's called at about 1/10 our cost.