Comments by "Louis Giokas" (@louisgiokas2206) on "Peter Zeihan || The Ukraine War: Operational Updates" video.
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In modern times Russia "won" once using these tactics. In WWI, they lost even with superior numbers. In the Polish-Soviet War in 1920 they had rough parity with the Polish forces. They lost. In fact, this conflict convinced Lenin to draw back on his internationalist drive to spread communism. He coined the term socialism in one country, which was a stark contrast to the ideology of the time. In the Winter War with the Fins Russia had overwhelming numbers. They technically won but suffered massive casualties and failed to conquer the country. The situation in WWII was aided by the allied attacks in the west, including Italy. The big Soviet offensive in 1944, Operation Bagration, only happened after D-Day. So, bringing out the trope of Russia being able to overwhelm any enemy just by throwing bodies at them is missing the effect of modern weapons and command and control. Just look at the Iraq War. In less than a month the US collapsed the Iraqi army while being outnumbered by over two to one. And, of course, there is the example of the Israeli Army. Same situation as Ukraine as far as numbers and the source of support. As far as I can tell no Soviet/Russian equipped and trained military has defeated a western equipped and trained military. Finally, as you point out in your books (I have read them all) Russia's demographics are horrible. Add to that and the fact that about 500K men of military age have left the country and you get a recipe for disaster.
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