Ukrainians underestimate how much they are outnumbered by Russian forces — Rebubblica

 Ukrainians are underestimating how much they are outnumbered by the Russian forces, according to a report by Daniele Raineri that the Italian newspaper Repubblica published on Wednesday.

"Hundreds of scary stories about how bad Russian mobilized soldiers are  have made people forget that in this conflict quantity is quality: 300,000 people can’t all be unfit to fight," the reporter wrote. "Kiev’s allies have expectations that are too rosy."

The author of the article said he believes that the biased opinion about the preparedness of Russian fighters and their equipment misleads the Ukrainians. "There are misconceptions about missiles, as well as about the mobilized conscripts and the capabilities of Russian artillery," the report said.