Yes, they can. And then it's 100% sure Russia will lose. Is it 100% sure NATO will lose? Don't think so, as they can track Russian missile launch systems pretty well. Have some info on their capabilities from friends who worked on some projects that weren't officially military, but American tracking skills in real time for the stuff on the ground are impressive.

Will generals in Russian army be ok to do this? Don't think so, as they don't want to lose everything they already have just because of ambitions of one imperialist madman.