According to Budanov, the Russian military is beginning to realize that their military is not as strong as they thought. He believes they are beginning to accept that they cannot hold onto the occupied Ukrainian lands.
He added that the Russian army “is not the second best in the world, nor is it the fourth.”
“The current is against them,” he added.
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Budanov said as early as June that August would be a significant month of warfare, suggesting that fighting would effectively cease by the end of the year.
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