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[Baggers]

These things in isolation are a problem.

However if fighting were raging modern surveillance would curtail the effectiveness of everything.  CCTV is also a factor here.

Its interesting.  We here about the odd thing Ukraine does and its celebrated as a major victory and the russians advancing on the midpoint of the nation and their capital is them having had an issue when its taken roughly a month to get there.  Im not an expert on these matters but its hardly the failure the news makes it out to be.

There are a few ways to measure 'failure'. Firstly, Putin's expectation was that this incursion would be swift, Zelensky would have fled, and the Ukraine would now be his - failure. On another level, the human level, civilian suffering and death - failure, though Putin would easily justify this as the price of 'nobility.' Excessive Russian military personnel deaths - failure, though Putin would easily justify this as the price of 'nobility.' Hardship for Russian citizens from sanctions - failure, though Putin would rely on his state media spin to pull the wool over the eyes of his citizens.

So far about the only thing Putin has achieved, in the broader view, is to galvanize billions of global citizens against Russia and to be sympathetic toward the Ukraine. Failure. And to have raised Zelensky to hero status... that must gall him.

About the only thing Putin has succeeded at thus far is murder, rape, confusion and suffering.