Perhaps the most important lesson for Putin is the realization that he cannot rely on the military’s assessments of its readiness, forcing him to take a more direct role in overseeing strategic operations. Ultimately, the combination of strategic lessons and a battle-hardened force will make Russia more lethal on future battlefields.
Nobody with a functioning brain thinks Russian army is beat to hell. Certainly not a single western military person is saying this. I guess I can see why you’d think this is the case if you’ve just been guzzling propaganda for the past two years uncritically though.
I have heard Western military people say this, in person. It doesn’t mean Russia is not still a threat, but their capabilities have been degraded during the two years of the “easy 2-week war.”
If they’re doing so well, why haven’t they been able to defeat a country with a population a tenth that of Russia?
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-air-force-general-russia-military-larger-better-than-before-ukraine-invasion/7788601.html
Meanwhile, funny how you forgot all of NATO pouring everything they have into Ukraine.