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[โ€“] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Russia invasion of Ukraine. They used to be number 2 army with sophisticated weapons. Now they are number 1 world laughing stock with weapons that works exceptionally well for invading Mars but not on earth.

[โ€“] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As they say, from number 2 army in the world to number 2 army in Ukraine.

Now with a risk of becoming number 2 army in Russia...

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Briefly number two in Russia even.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think they used to be the number two military. I think people THOUGHT they were a world class military. Apparently hadn't been for decades.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Similar to the misperception of the USSR from outside before the collapse.