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Currently Playing: Why Russia’s Broken Command System Won’t Collapse

Russia’s command system is broken, but it has not collapsed. In this video, I break down why the same command culture that produces disastrous mistakes in Ukraine also helps Moscow keep the war going. Russia’s military struggles with centralized decision-making, fear of bad news, weak lower-level initiative, rigid hierarchy, corruption, patronage, and political pressure from the Kremlin. But that same system is also built to enforce obedience, sustain pressure, rotate commanders, absorb losses, and turn orders from Moscow into repeated battlefield action. From Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson to Gerasimov, Surovikin, Wagner, Prigozhin, defensive belts, drones, glide bombs, and grinding infantry assaults, this episode explains the Russia paradox: a command system can be dysfunctional, wasteful, and dishonest while still remaining dangerous. 🧠Join my Patreon and get weekly reports on what's going on in the world! https://patreon.com/CalebMcMurtrey ☕️ Interested in supporting the channel? Consider buying me some coffee! 👇 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/threatsandb 🔥 Get unbiased and balanced news while tracking bias from the largest news outlets with Ground News using my affiliate link: https://ground.news/landingV5/welcome?utm_source=threatsandtrends&utm_medium=pap-link#a_aid=threatsandtrends ⭐️ Find me at: Twitter - https://x.com/CalebBMcMurtrey Business Email - threatsandtrends@gmail.com Interested in starting a lab or sprucing up your home office? Check out these affiliate links for cool things I highly recommend! These also go to help support the channel! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 https://kit.co/studiosec Note: I receive a small commission from any purchases of any of the gear shown in the affiliate link above. This supports the channel and keeps the content free!