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I stumbled across these videos on my home page, there are more than 2 but the first two are eye popping. I have no idea who Project Nightfall is, but they produced thought provoking videos.
To give a synopsis - Putin didn't want a conventional war in Ukraine. Putin overstated the might of his military. Putin paid 2 people to prepare Ukraine for Russia's takeover, to get the Ukrainians ready to greet the Russians with rose petals. When Ukraine didn't simply surrender to Russia's might Putin was forced into the conventional war he was not equipped to fight.
Oligarchs had skimmed billions of dollars to make super yachts instead of naval destroyers. The Russian army was given helmets made of plastic, bulletproof vests made of foam, vehicle armor made of rubber because Putin believed that he would never be involved in another conventional war because when he invaded a country it would surrender to Russia's might.
The first video is about the thousands of Russian men fleeing Russia because of Putin's 300,000 man draft, about how Russians are becoming aware of a war they want no part of.
The second video is the one that is eye popping, about how Russian oligarchs skimmed billions of dollars from the military. Russian pilots' navigation systems were so poor that Russian pilots were using Garmin, or taping their cell phones in their cockpits.
I recommend watching especially the second video.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/russians-are-escaping-their-country/vi-AA1PQkxi?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=690b697d2bff47789badb68f8eb3843e&ei=41
surfered
(10,249 posts)Russian troops have to buy their own equipment. They dont even collect the dead, because they would have to pay a benefit to the families.
gab13by13
(30,624 posts)because they weren't even given boots the same size. They hold fund raisers to arm and clothe the troops.
This type of oligarch government is what Krasnov wants in America.
The two videos I linked were very riveting, I was glued to watching them.
Sogo
(6,822 posts)All hat and no cattle.