Former CIA Director Shocked to See Russian Military “Professionalism” in Attack on Ukraine

WASHINGTON DC, KOMPAS.com – Former CIA director (Body Intelligence Center United States) admits to being “not too” surprised military Russia difficulty in attack to Ukrainebut even more surprised to see the poor professionalism Russian military.

Retired United States (US) General David Petraeus is former CIA director who commanded the 101st Airborne Division during the War in Iraq in 2003, and led troops US in Afghanistan.

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To CNN, Petraeus spoke about how the ongoing Ukrainian resistance has hindered Moscow’s plans to easily “occupy” its neighboring territory.

Highlighting the sources of Russian obstruction, Petraeus noted Ukraine has been relentlessly trying to protect their country.

“There are many reasons for Russia’s poor performance.”

According to him, the Russian military must fight against Ukrainian forces who have high determination and are quite skilled. The defenses of its neighbors consist of special operations forces, conventional troops, territorial troops and even citizens.

“Everyone is determined not to let Russia achieve its goals,” he told CNN quoted from Business Insider on Sunday (20/3/2022).

“They are fighting for their national survival, their homeland and their way of life, and they have a field advantage in their home, knowing the terrain and the community.”

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Petraeus then exposed the weakness of Russia’s “military operations” in Ukraine.

“They obviously have very poor standards in basic tactical tasks, such as conducting joint arms operations, involving armor, infantry, engineers, artillery and mortars,” he said in describing the Russian troops.

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