Careful Turkey might be looking into buying Su-35s.
This war (three-day special operation) has been a real eye-opener for everybody, except for the ones who choose to live in denial.
The myth of Russian "superpower" has diminished in the first weeks of the war evident by:
- The rapid retreat from Kyiv and northern Ukraine.
- The incredible defeat of RU Navy in the black sea.
- Russian tactics which are mostly successful when targeting residential areas.
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The abysmal quality of Russian equipment which became the laughing stock of the world.
- The fact that Russian production for defence equipment is slow, non-existent at some, dependant on western tech, and desperate to import even from Iran.
- The state of the army and troops who are poorly equipped and at times abandoned and left on their own.
- The laughable logistics and the lack of ammo and support to many troops in the front lines.
- Diminishing morale of the troops.
- The amount of "good-will gestures" comically announced by Russia to save face.
- The little international support to Russia shown by pariah states like NK, Armenia, etc.
- What air defence do?
I could go on, but let's not forget the crucial fact here that this is happening against a relatively weak state like Ukraine. And one can take the argument that Russia is actually and effectively fighting NATO and shove it where the sun doesn't shine because the deliveries started later, after the retreat from northern Ukraine.
The Ukrainians have shown incredible courage, determination with high spirits fighting for their land.