Plus Russian mobilized troops also suffer from the same morale and training problems
Do they, though? The Ukranians are the ones taking the heavy losses, the ones mobilizing women, teens, and the elderly, the ones sending in soldiers with a few weeks of training if that, and they’re the ones thoroughly exhausted and fighting an unwinnable and- for anyone with sense- unjustifiable war, while their country (and effectively, their lives) are being auctioned off to the west.
Russia has its issues, but the state of its troops, its economy, morale, and domestic support are all steadily improving, if anything. Ukraine is the slaughtering-house for unlucky Ukranian conscript/press-ganged troops, but it’s a training ground for the Russians.
Mobilization wasn’t popular and Russia has shifted to mostly professional army earlier to the detriment of reservist training. They are now slowly rectifying those issues, but Russian mobilized troops are still not offense-suitable. Ukraine is slowly grinding down, but it is more of the attrition warfare from WW1 than the maneuver warfare from WW2. Still, it is only a matter of time.
Do they, though? The Ukranians are the ones taking the heavy losses, the ones mobilizing women, teens, and the elderly, the ones sending in soldiers with a few weeks of training if that, and they’re the ones thoroughly exhausted and fighting an unwinnable and- for anyone with sense- unjustifiable war, while their country (and effectively, their lives) are being auctioned off to the west.
Russia has its issues, but the state of its troops, its economy, morale, and domestic support are all steadily improving, if anything. Ukraine is the slaughtering-house for unlucky Ukranian conscript/press-ganged troops, but it’s a training ground for the Russians.
Mobilization wasn’t popular and Russia has shifted to mostly professional army earlier to the detriment of reservist training. They are now slowly rectifying those issues, but Russian mobilized troops are still not offense-suitable. Ukraine is slowly grinding down, but it is more of the attrition warfare from WW1 than the maneuver warfare from WW2. Still, it is only a matter of time.