The Russian Military is Incompetent — And That Makes Them More Dangerous

Wes O'Donnell
6 min readMar 9, 2022

Last week, I published an article that communicated my shock and surprise that a modern Russian army invaded Ukraine with [mostly] 30- to 40-year-old Soviet-Era military equipment. What’s more, these vehicles and weapon systems appear very ill-maintained.

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Wes O'Donnell

Army & Air Force Veteran | Global Security guy at War is Boring, GEN, OneZero | Intel Forecaster | Law Student | TEDx Speaker | Pro-Democracy | Pro-Human Rights