I am REALLY not understanding the Russian reaction to ambush OR their conduct of this war...

 

 

I'm beyond rusty but I don't recall what we see above as the proper reaction to an ambush. We were always taught to be aggressive as fuck! Even law enforcement is more aggressive than we're seeing here when it comes to reacting to an ambush.

I've predicted that the Russians would get tough and I still don't believe they've dialed all the way up (still think they're at a 5 or 6).

I remember Putin stating that this was a "special military operation" and assumed that was why they were operating with kid gloves.

But the above gives me pause.