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Fascinating article from the former Lt General of the US Army Europe.
The tl;dr is that after the collapse of the USSR, they both sucked because of communism and corruption. But the Ukrainians have evolved into a much more professional fighting force whereas the Russians have not.
www.thebulwark.com
The tl;dr is that after the collapse of the USSR, they both sucked because of communism and corruption. But the Ukrainians have evolved into a much more professional fighting force whereas the Russians have not.
![www.thebulwark.com](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1200,h_600,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9efe2a7-ff81-487d-bee9-582a9d95f537_2560x1708.jpeg)
I Commanded U.S. Army Europe. Here's What I Saw in the Russian and Ukrainian Armies.
The two armies at war today couldn’t be more different.
![www.thebulwark.com](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9304d804-0372-498e-b7b1-b09155c9840a%2Ffavicon-16x16.png)