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Those are the results of my research:
Russian professional soldiers are so underpaid that they leave service after one year or two, which is less than a half the time the average western soldier is in service. That means most of the Russian army is composed by teenager conscripts, but it also means there is a critical lack of NCOs. Those children have to suffer terrible treatments during their service due to corruption; including having to pay a bribery only to get basic clothes, eating spoiled food, or having to live in small tents, like refugees. The lack of NCOs makes the Russian army not only poorly equipped, poorly trained and low in morale, but also very disorganized and uncoordinated in the battlefield.
The real advantage Russian army has towards Ukraine is the firepower: They're overwhelmingly superior in artillery, aircraft, navy and armored vehicles. However they can barely exploit their advantage, because Russian military industry is also very corrupted and inefficient, and cannot provide an adequate amount of ammunition, or either that ammunition is malfunctioning. Also their logistics are disastrous and cannot supply their army property. That's why we've seen a lot of Russian armored vehicles being abandoned after they run out of fuel.
Their jets are poorly equipped too, which leaves them very exposed to anti-air defense. Western military aid to Ukraine could also mean Russia loses their firepower advantage.
