IIRC, Russian propaganda said the Ukrainian army lacked Russian manly manliness and therefore would be easily defeated. This propaganda went suddenly quiet around a week after the start of the invasion. Turns out there’s more to an army’s effectiveness than chest-beating. Who knew?
ETA: Note that Supremacy of the Military and Rampant Sexism are points 4 and 5 in Lawrence Britt’s 14 Characteristics of Fascism.
