Vostok's 2022 maneuvers from their first day are a reflection of the problems of the Russian armed forces active in aggression against Ukraine. Propaganda needs affect their performance, but there are crucial weaknesses in the number of forces involved. They are besides reopening the debate on how many years of fearing Russia's maneuvers was something like efficient war marketing alternatively than real building and investigating the combat capabilities of the forces involved. Moreover, it was further propaganda major training projects, conducted in accordance with a pre-prepared script of success, could have contributed to the weaknesses of the leadership of all levels.
