Stavros Atlamazoglou
Since the early morning hours of February 24, 2022, the Russian armed forces have engaged in the largest conflict on European soil since the end of World War II.
Of course, when Russian President Vladimir Putin and his intelligence and military advisers decided to launch the full-scale invasion of their neighbor, they did not expect that the conflict would last so long. Indeed, according to information that came out later, the Russian leadership believed that the “special military operation” in Ukraine would last anywhere between three days and two weeks. The Kremlin reportedly anticipated the quick collapse of the Ukrainian military and a friendly reception from Ukraine’s Russian-speaking eastern half. It received neither.
After more than three years of bitter fighting and over one million casualties on both sides, it is clear that Putin’s intelligence officers were wildly off the mark. But what is the condition of the Russian military today after over 1,000 days of fighting? Surprisingly to many—and unfortunately for Kyiv—the Russian military is reconstituting fast.
The State of the Russian Military
Last week, U.S. Army General Christopher Cavoli, the commander of U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and also the Supreme Allied Commander Europe for NATO (SACEUR), spoke to Congress for the annual combatant commanders testimony. He provided some interesting facts with regard to the state of the Russian military.
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