Bungling.

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"Lions led by donkeys!"

Think not replenishment of war-making bang stuff going to be a long-haul and difficult task courtesy the Ukraine Conflict. Thank manpower too!

"Russia has suffered devastating losses to its elite Spetsnaz commando units that could take a decade to replenish after bungling commanders sent them to help failing frontline infantry, leaked US documents reveal"

From https://www.dailymail.co.uk the article by CHRIS JEWERS FOR MAILONLINE | 14 April 2023.

AS GLEANED FROM THE LEAKED CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT DISCLOSURE.

* "Assessment says it will take Moscow years to replenish its special forces units" * "This is after Russian commanders sent Spetsnaz troops into direct combat"

Soviet/Russian spetsnaz special purpose units, ranger/commando type personnel specially selected and trained to the highest possible standard of performance, their ranks decimated!

Spetsnaz deployed and committed to battle in the manner of traditional infantry I might think most correctly a desperation effort on the part of the local Russian commanders.

Think from a much prior era the Battle of Cisterna, WW2. Two American ranger battalions sent into battle as conventional infantry. A mission inappropriate with results most dramatic. Again two battalions of the highest caliber troops trained to the highest standard wasted!

Casualties Cisterna: 311 killed | 450 POWs |761 Casualties. Catastrophic!

According to the Soviet era defector Suvorov of every 10,000 conscripts to the Red Army only twenty would be rated in the highest possible category of recruit. Based on physical and mental aptitude, combined with political reliability. Half of that number of twenty would be sent for spetsnaz training, the remainder sent for training to safeguard Red Army cryptographics.

Again, replacing and training such select personnel going to be a difficult and time-consuming task!

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