[undercoverbrother]

Interesting but not surprising story about how Ivan is learning from Ukraine.

I think he nails it with this point:

The Russian army, he said, is no longer sticking to the Soviet playbook that led it to a series of defeats early in the war. Instead, they now appear to be mimicking tactics that Ukrainian troops learned over years of training by NATO. The key difference between the two styles of warfare is that NATO encourages local commanders to make snap decisions on the ground rather than constantly waiting for orders from above.

You can't undo generations of lack of initiative and fear of reprisals.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/worl...-nato-tactics/