There has been a weird criticism of casual observers for years of never being able to really clearly see the enemy from war footage and pictures. "They aren't even shooting at anything!"
This still capture (From Uke trench defense video a few days ago) here is wild to me. I thought we were living in an incredibly open warfare scene in the ME and it doesn't get close to what we see now.
This picture for some reason just speaks volumes to me. This is what war looks like in large parts of Ukraine. Crystal clear. Two sides clearly depicted so close to each other. Just a stunning picture I wanted to share ot highlight both how far we've come in technology and how little has changed as we see this trench fight. The dichotomy is so powerful to me.
Looking closely though, I will say that the Russian looks adequately equipped for a line grunt. A little hodgepodge looking perhaps but not uncommon in infantry forces. Only thing I see that is iffy is lack of helmet? Not sure if that is by choice or lack of helmets. Though I know if I had decided to not wear my Kevlar outside the wire my squad leader would have gleefully buttstroked me into oblivion. Can't imagine discipline is top notch right now over there on the front lines. AK12? Also, can't look over the babyface either unfortunately.
