How stupid is Russia's justification for losing the Ukrainian war?

Throughout history, Russia has been led by generals who graduated from some of the world's most prestigious military institutions. Thankfully for Ukraine, Russia's present military chiefs only attended Clown College. This is the most illogical argument why Russia is gradually losing the fight in Ukraine. 💤😵🥴💤

Russia has benefited from having generals in charge throughout its history who attended some of the best military academies in the world. Fortunately for Ukraine, none of Russia's current military leaders are graduates of Clown College. This is the most stupid justification for why Russia is gradually losing the war with Ukraine. Russia is Ukraine's most powerful military rival. It ranks among the top three, if not the best, in terms of both troop and equipment numbers. It takes an extraordinarily stupid reason for Russia to be losing this war, despite poorly maintained equipment, flawed doctrine, and poorly motivated troops. Anyone who has served in the US military or is closely affiliated with it has had the concept of OPSEC drilled into their heads for the duration of their enlistment.

Operational security refers to the idea of upholding the safety of ongoing operations in order to prevent the enemy from obtaining information that could be used for military or political purposes. It was simple to maintain good OPSEC in the past when war was a fairly simple endeavor. But just as technology advanced, so did militaries, which had to change to evade the enemy's prying eyes. Russia has completely failed in the difficult task of modern operations security, for which troops at all levels are responsible, to the point where it might have lost them the war. Prior to the start of the war, everyone thought Russia was a powerful, cutting-edge nation, and they drank the Russian Kool-Aid. This was a serious intelligence blunder, but it was also largely the result of some wonderful maskirovka on the part of the Russian government, which regularly conducted highly choreographed drills with specially chosen troops to demonstrate its proficiency in contemporary combined arms operations.

Russia is not capable of any of the abilities it previously displayed, despite what we were previously led to believe. Since strategic bombers are among the most crucial weapons in any army's arsenal, you should make sure that all of your communications with this pricey and frequently nuclear-capable equipment are securely encrypted. Imagine the west's shock, then, when Russian strategic bombers entered Ukrainian airspace and began transmitting on unsecured frequencies, giving Ukraine valuable information about their targets and tactics. But not only Russia's most significant air assets were broadcasting their full intentions; Russian ground forces also joined in on the fun. Imagine their shock when Russian units began broadcasting status updates, attack plans, and troop movements via the equivalent of civilian walkie-talkies.

US intelligence-gathering platforms, such as its fleet of Rivet Joint aircraft, were fully prepared for the task of breaking Russian encryption. Immediately after the attack, Ukrainian civilians took to the airwaves to start mocking Russian troops in real time. They broadcast muddled reports, participated in radio flame wars, or simply filled the airwaves with the Ukrainian national anthem or even Barney the Dinosaur's theme song so that Russian troops couldn't understand anything broadcast to them. Early in the war, senior Russian officers and generals frequently used unsecured communications. The United States, which spent twenty years sniffing out the electronic emissions of high-value insurgent and terrorist VIPs, quickly discovered these unsecured calls and provided Ukrainian forces with targeting information.

One Excalibur guided artillery shell later, and Russia had lost one of its senior officers—a trend that only got worse with the introduction of HIMARS and its greater range. At least the poor Russian military doctrine wasn't entirely to blame for this flagrant OPSEC violation. Instead, the issue that Russia quickly encountered was the fact that Comrade Colonel Corruptavich had profitably sold all of the unit's fancy radio equipment during the peace. Private Conscriptavich was then left searching through the occupied Ukrainian towns and cities for any radio equipment they could find, which was obviously not encrypted to military standards—or even at all. In a closely related aside, Russian forces also immediately ran into problems coordinating their efforts due to a lack of communication.

This time, however, it wasn't a lack of equipment; in fact, Russia's FSB agents were carrying some of the most cutting-edge, encrypted communications equipment on the planet as they were sent to directly coordinate military action with the highest levels of government. Years ago, when they realized that the US had cracked their encryption, the Russians spent millions of dollars developing a brand-new, highly secure system that could ensure communication with the Kremlin from anywhere on Earth. Well, anywhere on the planet where there was cell reception, since the airstrikes ordered by Comrade General Clown Shoes against Ukraine's cellular communication towers caused Russia's very fancy equipment to immediately malfunction when it entered Ukraine. Unfortunately, the FSB was then forced to use regular phones to send reports back to the Kremlin, which the West greedily scooped up with its vast intelligence apparatus.

This was probably intended to make it impossible for Ukrainian partisan forces to coordinate. These reports enabled Ukraine's defenders to position themselves precisely where they could be most effective or cause the most harm. One of the best militaries in the world, Russia's is best known for killing civilians or attacking sparsely armed rebel forces in Syria. Ironically, given that Russia has prioritized electronic warfare as a means of deterring NATO capabilities, when Russian Federation troops invaded Ukraine; their leadership was totally unprepared to fight a modern electronic war. Russian EW capabilities are in fact formidable, and in recent years they have fielded some extremely potent battlefield EW platforms that would make NATO coordination challenging. That is why it was very considerate of their soldiers to withdraw while leaving one of these vehicles unharmed for Ukrainian forces to seize and send right away to the US for analysis.

Russia actually has some sizable electromagnetic spectrum operating capabilities when it comes to offense. However, Russia has had to learn some very painful lessons in terms of defense. Even worse, it appears that Russian troops were totally unprepared for how quickly western nations could detect electronic emissions, inform Ukraine, and place steel on target. It's bad enough when your forces broadcast their plans over civilian radios. To their credit, there are no more ferocious TikTok warriors than the Chechens, as evidenced by the fact that Chechnya's troops, who were sent to Ukraine, arrived with a fearsome reputation. Previously, these guys would post a dozen videos per day showcasing their gear, bragging about their superiority on the battlefield, and criticizing the Ukrainian defenders' cowardice.

They upload far fewer videos these days, primarily because so many of them are dead. One Chechen commander, however, couldn't wait to return to the rear area before posting his most recent TikTok, so after finishing a military operation, he pulled out his phone to boast about the crushing defeat his forces had just handed the Ukrainians. Halfway through his live stream, the Ukrainians politely objected to his comments by firing a 105mm precision-guided artillery shell. Apparently, no one informed them that they had been routed. This soldier effectively provided Ukrainian artillery with exact targeting coordinates—to within a meter or two—by live streaming, and they were more than happy to comply. His audience watched in shock as the incident was recorded on live stream, though not the only invading force to discover that their love of social media is leading to their deaths, the Chechens Many Russian soldiers started using their cell phones while moving early in the conflict as the Russians pushed closer to Kyiv.

This not only helped Ukraine target missiles and precision artillery fire on Russian positions, but it also allowed Ukraine to track Russian forces in real time. These text messages and social media posts, according to the head of Ukrainian intelligence, were very helpful when they were aiming their fire at Russian forces. Russian journalists have been happy to contribute to Ukraine's victory as well, so it's not just Russian forces that are shooting themselves in the foot. Famously, Russian reporter Alexander Kots covered the introduction of a brand-new mortar carrier by the Russian military live. Because of this, Ukrainian forces were able to pinpoint its precise location and later lure it out of hiding so they could kill it with a pinpoint attack. Kots would later claim that his report was not to blame, but it seems like an odd coincidence that the Ukrainians were able to find this expensive new piece of equipment and retire it very quickly after his reporting.

Sergei Sreda, a Russian war reporter, said, "Hold my beer," after observing what Kots had done. Sreda was given a tour of the occupied parts of Ukraine and invited to the Popasna branch of the notorious Wagner private military company. Wagner was a good host for the Kremlin propagandist, who eagerly snapped a photo of himself shaking hands with one of their leaders but was better, suited to killing civilians in Syria than fighting a real war. While he was there, he made sure to take a cool new photo with some of Wagner's top talent for his Tinder profile. Unfortunately, nobody gave it a second thought that the photo also contained the precise address of the structure that served as Wagner's headquarters.

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