“Russia is never as strong as she looks nor as weak as she appears.” This old diplomatic adage has confounded military planners for centuries. But what if we’re making that mistake right now? Today, we’re examining what might be one of the most expensive military educations in history – Russia’s three-year war in Ukraine. While headlines focus on Russian tanks burning and casualty counts reaching 700,000, what’s the story beneath those numbers? Is Russia truly crippled, or is it adapting, evolving, and potentially becoming more lethal?