I don't know how to say it, but the russian military needs a drastic overhaul.

[patphil]

1. It would be hard pressed for the Russian Military to do a worse job of maintaining combat readiness.

Incredibly poor training, non-existent weapons maintenance, bad weapons design, over-reliance on traditional land war equipment and techniques, top down battlefield leadership that precludes low level officers and non-com's from acting decisively, and incredibly bad leadership at the top (Putin).
And that's just the obvious stuff.
The military has a term for this, FUBAR!
Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition!

And that defines the Russian military to a T-72 jack-in-the-box tank!