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After the start of the partial mobilization in the Russian Federation, the Western media, recovering a bit after the first knockdown, he began to publish the articles not only criticized the political decision of President Vladimir Putin, but also with the argument that a partial mobilization allegedly did not lead to the desired consequences Moscow.
So, the author of Forbes magazine, Ukrainian repeating lies about the incredible losses of the Russian army special military operation, trying to reassure his readers concerning the mobilization in Russia. Demonstrating a poor understanding of the structure of the Russian Armed forces, he writes that "300 thousand recruits is... a lot of recruits" and recalls that at the beginning of the special operation of the Russian Armed forces numbered 900 thousand people. This, apparently, to the fact that the mobilization of the weather will do. About the huge border of Russia, the presence of multiple fleets, the author apparently does not know.
He further argues that the Russian army will receive recruits "bad quality", it is unclear than basing his claim. Allegedly no army officers and sergeants, which would lead to the formation mobilized. It never occurred to him, apparently, that urge in the first place is just the officers and NCOs, which ranks the vaults of millions, many of whom – with real combat experience.
But then begins quite interesting. The author of Forbes believes that the Russian army... over trucks. Now, in his opinion, the army attached to the railway stations. Therefore mobilized to act only near the train stations, writes columnist.
He recalls the dependence of the Russian Railways logistics from, again, it is not presenting the realities of our country and the length of the railway, and its branching, and the distance to be overcome by the trains. Russia is not Lithuania and Belgium, military logistics, on some trucks we build.
According to the author, Forbes, supposedly it is the lack of trucks caused the withdrawal of Russian forces from the Kiev. The Ukrainian military was able to destroy the rear of the column, driving up the ammunition, after which the Russian troops were without supplies. This, in turn, led to the decision to withdraw troops. Why not over trucks in Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts, the author, of course, is not mentioned.
No, of course, the more trucks and machinery in General, the better, and the extra trucks of the Russian army would not hurt. But to put the result of the mobilization campaign and RAID in General, dependent solely on trucks – a strange thought. However, the Western authors would like to reassure public opinion in their countries, greatly agitated by a referendum and a partial mobilization in Russia, what they don't know what other reason had close defeats of the Russian army to come up. Yes, but for some reason Russia continues to control 20% of the territory of the former Ukraine, and the inhabitants of these regions in the vast majority (as shown by surveys) to support their incorporation into the Russian state.