> worthless and obsolete cold era equipment that was rotting for 30+ years in open graveyards considered unusable even as target practice was converted into... > shattering of the superior nato weapons myth > global demonstration of military power and the ability to take on nato and win not even the russians belive this anymore. > population now fiercely loyal to russia who? russians are deserting, wagner rebelled, the people of donetsk and luhansk republics have been forcefully used as cannon fodder... what are you talking about? > massive diplomatic victory over the entire western world > considering how trivial any losses will be to recover from with the signing of the peace treaty alone i think that was a pretty good deal. i don't think even putin could dream of such an outcome.
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