the russians continue to surprise the empire;

Western ‘experts’ journalists and commentators have continually misjudged Russia’s military/industrial capability. Only two years ago we were being fed stories about how brave little Ukraine could take on big bully Russia.

Now with Ukraine on its knees and on the verge of outright defeat articles like the following, which grudgingly concedes the restoration of Russia’s military-industrial capacity are appearing.

Nonetheless, readers should take nothing at face value. For example, the following claims that Russia is “recruiting more than 10,000 troops per month”. When actually, according to the British Ministry of Defense, Russia is mobilizing closer to 30,000 men per month. Three times what CBC estimates.

If the CBC can underestimate Russia’s recruitment capacity so badly then the “staggering losses”, it claims were “inflicted by Ukrainian defenders” should likewise be treated with cautious scepticism.

Note moreover, that there are no actual figures or links provided to support the article’s claim of Russia’s “staggering losses”.

According military veterans and commentators Douglas Macgregor and former UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter, Russian losses have been nowhere near as bad as some have claimed. So this may explain why Russia has recovered so quickly, simply because its losses may not have been as severe as the CBC maintains. Ed

Ravaged by war, Russia’s army is rebuilding with surprising speed

Murray Brewster – CBC News.ca Feb 23, 2024

As the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine arrives, the Russian Army is showing a remarkable capacity to take extraordinary punishment and regenerate itself at a pace western military leaders and experts had not anticipated...........more........