Here are the 7 biggest revelations from the US leaks so far
thehill.com
The biggest leak of classified documents in a decade created a sprawling crisis in Washington this week as records detail alleged U.S. spying on allies, insights into American thinking on the war i…

Also Korea is an unhappy ally in the war. Lots of interesting stuff in here.

This stuff isn't new, what's new is that The Hill is saying it

    • 7bicycles [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Isn't the only thing everyone always admitted vis a vis Russia is that they have kick-ass air defense because they figured that would be their main problem?

      • Lovely_sombrero [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Yes, Russia invested a lot of money into anti-air defenses for sOmE WeiRd ReASon

        • BeamBrain [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Back during the Cold War, Russia produced very good air defenses like the Tunguska and the 2K12 Kub. The US basically didn't bother with air defenses because it operated under the assumption that it would always have air superiority. We're seeing how this is coming back to bite them in the ass now that they're in a proxy war with a nation that actually has air power.

    • SoyViking [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Also, Russia have the supply chains to produce more munitions for Russian weapons systems whereas the west is barely able to produce munitions for their own stuff.

      • Vncredleader
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        2 years ago

        This makes sense to my layman mind. Russia still has a lot of old soviet factories and companies operating, Ukraine had some like that jet engine plant China was purchasing from, but a great deal are sold off or closed down. And with the stream of NATO equipment for almost a decade the incentive if probably not as high. Russia can produce Soviet equipment or parts that are compatible with it

        • SoyViking [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Also, Russia can flatten any arms factory in the Ukraine while Ukraine can't touch Russia's military-industrial complex.