Peter the Great's disastrous initial campaign in Europe, the Winter War in Finland, and the first Chechnya war might be better guides to what might happen in Ukraine. In all of them, Russia seriously underestimated enemy capacities and motivation, used poorly trained and unmotivated conscripts, followed military scripts from earlier cam…
Peter the Great's disastrous initial campaign in Europe, the Winter War in Finland, and the first Chechnya war might be better guides to what might happen in Ukraine. In all of them, Russia seriously underestimated enemy capacities and motivation, used poorly trained and unmotivated conscripts, followed military scripts from earlier campaigns, and had military commanders more noted for their political acumen than their command ability.
Peter the Great's disastrous initial campaign in Europe, the Winter War in Finland, and the first Chechnya war might be better guides to what might happen in Ukraine. In all of them, Russia seriously underestimated enemy capacities and motivation, used poorly trained and unmotivated conscripts, followed military scripts from earlier campaigns, and had military commanders more noted for their political acumen than their command ability.