This link is certainly relevant to the thread, and I believe makes some strong points…

Russians losing propaganda war

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7562611.stm

And this one sheds some very interesting (and until now, unseen, as far as I know) light on specific events, as well as the Russian acknowledgment that their equipment is really not up to snuff. As more is learned, many will no doubt be focusing on some specifics here, especially the SIGINT aspect.

Note that the wounding of the 58th’s commander may be traced to intercepted cell phone calls made by journalists traveling with him…

Conflict exposes obsolete hardware

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/600/42/369809.htm