[aajailee]

Because NATO, EU, and US military officials are lying about it.

My follow-up will be even more shocking.

Thanks for reading.

[bigyabai]

You should have led with your shocking stuff. My thoughts are the same as the parent's - none of this is shocking or unexpected. Everything in the article conforms to basic expectations of Russian doctrine, for all the good it has done them winning wars the past 70 years.

[aajailee]

Forensic economics requires lots of thorough analysis. The shocking information sounds like fiction without the citations to back it up.

I'm glad for both of your reactions, because I can tell my work here is needed for the public discourse.