Russia's military is easy to fool, but that makes dealing with Moscow even riskier, researchers say

Dec 23 2022 by Business Insider

 
Ukrainian investigators gather items belonging to Russian troops in the village of Bervytsia in April.

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Throughout the war in Ukraine, Russian troops have been vulnerable to deception by Ukrainian forces. That has led the Russian military into repeated battlefield failures and high combat losses. What makes Russian troops easy to deceive also makes it harder to influence Russian decision-making.

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