The Russians are in no way of fighting a war. Their military is decaying and turning into junk.
http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/Russians-Admit-Their-Stuff-Sucks-10-21-2010.asp
I love how people look at Russia as it was in the early 1990’s when it had problems. I can’t go into a full explanation here but Russia is rapidly modernizing its military.