A Large Standing National Army
The maxim of the Roman general Vegetius—preparing for war in order to ensure peace—was in full force in Ukraine, which had built up a large standing army, second only to Russia’s in the region, consisting of over a quarter of a million personnel.
If it had been a medieval war, with battalions facing off on a flat plain, it might have been close.The difference was equipment. Russia had newer tanks and more tanks, better airplanes and more airplanes, vast stock-yards filled with armored personnel carriers, missile launchers, and a huge navy. Russia did not mind the satellite images of the swift accumulation of their troops. It was part of their “obliterate and liberate” strategy to evoke fear, just as it was part of their diplomatic strategy to deny any intention of invasion.
All Ukraine had was a home-ground advantage in occupation of terrain and morale. It remained to be seen how that would stand up against the heavy pieces being drawn up against them.
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