3 ways Russia showed military 'incompetence' in Ukraine invasion: Analysis

Two weeks into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it has become apparent Russia's military is experiencing failures are perhaps unexpected from one of the world's largest military forces

Two weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has become apparent Russia’s military is experiencing failures – both technical and strategic – that are perhaps unexpected from one of the world’s largest military forces.

There are multiple issues one could look at in relation to Russia’s poor military performance in Ukraine to date, such as being unable to effectively counter Ukrainian drones, or failing to deliver on the kind of cyber warfare expected.

But failings in three specific categories warrant a closer look.

Organisational failures

The first issue that became quickly apparent was the poor performance of Russia’s armed forces. There has been, at