THE COMBAT CAPABILITY OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S MILITARY FORCES - MYTH OR REALITY? Cover Image

CAPACITATEA COMBATIVĂ A FORŢELOR MILITARE ALE FEDERAŢIEI RUSE – MIT SAU REALITATE?
THE COMBAT CAPABILITY OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S MILITARY FORCES - MYTH OR REALITY?

Author(s): Mirela Atanasiu, Gheorghe Calopareanu
Subject(s): Military history
Published by: Editura Academiei Oamenilor de Știință din România
Keywords: Russia; NATO; military forces; combat capability; power

Summary/Abstract: The annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, the military actions in eastern Ukraine pertaining to what is commonly known as hybrid warfare, the show of force performed by the Russian Armed Forces in Syria and the incidents reported in different places at NATO borders have been and continue to be just as many concerns for the Alliance, USA and many European governments.How justified are these fears? What is the real combat capability of the Russian Armed Forces?The study aims, by making use of the comparative analysis of the data published by acknowledged experts, to identify with reasonable accuracy the scale and potential effects of the current Russian military power.

  • Issue Year: 2/2016
  • Issue No: 43
  • Page Range: 68-80
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Romanian
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