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Analysis on the war from the former supreme allied commander of NATO, James Stavridis:? Many in the West had a mistaken belief that the Russian war machine was a rough match for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and they are surprised at how much trouble the huge force is having subduing a much smaller and less-equipped neighbour, Ukraine.
He seemed confident of progress, but from all I have seen in Ukraine, the decade-long effort has not been successful, and draftees abound. There is little evidence of the hardware improvements, either. The Russians present not as a sophisticated 21st-century army, but rather a blunt force in the style of World War II’s militaries.
The first is obvious: logistical failures. In the military, we often say that amateurs study strategy but professionals study logistics. Getting ammunition, fuel, food, heat, electricity and communications equipment to the troops is crucial. In particular, getting fuel forward has proven very challenging for the Russians, which is logistics 101 for a Western force.
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