Originally Posted by
ORAC
the formation and training of Russia's 3rd Army Corps, .
The brand new 3AC of Russias Western Milirary District was apparently formed in June and considered to be 15500 in strength consisting of "volunteer" men aged 18-50 without prior military experience. So the army is new and people have had a very short training period and based on the information they will be thrown to worst places. That should end well both militarily and for the civilians as there has been reports of these volunteers abusing the locals around their base in Mulino, so how will they behave in the war zone?
More importantly these people aren't from the land far far away, these are reported to be from eg Saratov, Samara, Ulyanovsk, and Kurgan oblasts which are west of Ural. What I am trying to say is that losses are closing Moskva.
Even though they are apparently equipped with the best kit the Russian army has to offer, are they able to use the gear? Or will they just drive the T90's into mine fields in a row like we've seen constantly. Or use the BUKs red on red. Or just mutine and refuse fighting once its HIMARS o'clock.