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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russia's Combat Compliance Problem: Why Moscow Has Struggled in Bakhmut and Elsewhere
2023-04-03
[YouTube] William Spaniel: Since the start of the war, Russia has made a number of apparently bad mistakes with its troop deployments and overall tactical decisions. This video explains why a good portion of them are a consequence of Russia's struggles with combat compliance. With soldiers reluctant to follow orders, Russia resorts to actions that command can verify compliance with, which ultimately leads to more Russian casualties than would otherwise occur.
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