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Ursprungligen postat av
Semestertankar
En bra början, som man säger.

Och så uselt som den ryska armén sköts så är den där listan långt ifrån färdig:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1502673952572854278.html
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Why Russian army is so weak?
December 2021: Thieves-in-law imposed tribute on a Russian military base, making NCOs & officers pay them cash. They specifically target veterans of Syria who earned cash there. They harass, threaten, beat them. Leader of the gang was arrested but released several months Image
That's not an exception. That's a rule. Russian military is constantly harassed by thieves and forced to pay money. Just four random headlines on how thieves force literally any military including the ones managing the nuclear rockets to pay them tribute.
Russian army is a prey.
To minimise the threat from the army, the ruling state security attacks the army mythos. Why would mafia even dare to racketeer military officers? Because they know in case of conflict the state will back the mafia. These guys stand much higher in Russian hierarchy than soldiers.
Den välinformerade artikeln ovan gör gällande att Putins apparat av säkerhetstjänst
mördar generaler som blir lite för inflytelserika eller kvalificerade, så att armén hålls inkompetent och underdånig gentemot Kremlin...
~40 generaler har dött sedan 2000.
Påfallande många har
"skjutit sig själva pga. cancer":
https://informnapalm.org/en/jan13-russia-generals/
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The Russian Generals’ Funeral March
Och vi har nu sett vad resultatet av denna kompetens-utrensning inom den ryska armén blivit, de senaste veckorna i Ukraina.