Did Russian military lie to Putin about Ukraine operation?

 NY Times:

Tension Between Russian Leader and Defense Ministry Appears to Be Growing

  • President Vladimir Putin has been misinformed about his military’s struggles from aides fearful about his reaction, according to U.S. intelligence.
  • Mixed signals were coming from Russia on the progress in peace talks. Officials reported new attacks in northern Ukraine. Here’s the latest.

I am not sure I buy this since Putin has been desperately trying to get replacement troops from alleged reserves to mercenaries.  How could he not know that his forces have not achieved their objectives?  What he may not know is that the military equipment has been failing the troops or that material in storage has deteriorated beyond usage.

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