Putin severely miscalculated the Ukraine invasion, believing it would be a 3-7 day 'special operation' to capture Kyiv and defeat Ukraine, partly due to corruption within his own military system where equipment and supplies were sold off and falsified in paperwork, meaning Putin didn't even understand his own military strength.
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Palmer LuckeyEvidence Quote
“Putin hugely misestimated the outcome of this war...they really believed that this was going to be a 3 to7 Day special operation...even just graft within his own system they had lots of like missing night vision missing tires missing fuel reserves because it had all been sold out from under him and then the paperwork falsified”
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Palmer Luckey, Founder of Anduril Defense Industry Disruptor - President Speaker Series (2024)— Pepperdine UniversityCreated: 8/10/2026, 10:48:03 PM
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