Alexander Rutskoy also took aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a 'laughingstock' for his lack of strategic planning.
The former vice president added:"If the armed forces do not have the ability to conduct strategic offensive operations, then it is better not to try, especially outside your own country... People are dying senselessly, although the slogan is 'Defend Russia.' Where are they defending Russia? What are they dying for....? Who has the right to take a father away from his children? Who gave the right to take away sons from mothers and fathers? Nobody.
Russian soldiers are seen in the field in Ukraine. Inset, former Russian Vice President Alexander Rutskoy is seen. Rutskoy recently lambasted his country's military as led by"totally incompetent people.""Britain blew up the Nord Stream pipelines," Rutskoy said."And what is the reaction? Nothing. Just blah-blah-blah. Why is this happening? Because from a military point of view, we have no strategic planning. [Putin] voices his intentions, which are not realized.
Meanwhile, Russian forces continue to suffer heavy losses in Ukraine, both in terms of soldier casualties and destroyed hardware. On Saturday, former U.S. lawmaker Richard Ojeda likened Putin's strategy of continuing to flood the battlefront with soldiers to"reached out to experts for further comment.
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