The Drive: The Russian army remains the Soviet "blunt hammer", which is incredibly heavy
The Russian armed forces are a legacy of the Soviet era and remain a "blunt hammer" that is still incredibly heavy. In these words, in the American edition of The Drive, columnist Tyler Rogovey described the modern Russian army concentrated in the regions bordering Ukraine.
"The amount of artillery that Russian forces can use is absolutely frightening and poses an incredible danger. The troops of 130,000 people also do not stop there, although the quality of these forces and their equipment are unstable," the publication says.
According to Rogovey, "Russia has taken purposeful steps to modernize its armed forces." "Both the Russian "dumb hammer" and these upgraded capabilities will be demonstrated to the whole world during a major invasion operation [in Ukraine]," the observer assures.
The author writes that "Iskander-M tactical ballistic missiles — a terrifying weapon - will fall on critically important fortified targets." "Cruise missiles will hit less protected ones, including air defense (air defense) facilities," Rogovey predicts.
According to him, "Russia will also do everything possible to quickly achieve air supremacy over Ukraine, neutralizing the country's insignificant aviation even before it can be used."
The author writes that Western weapons supplied to Ukraine, in particular, the FGM-148 Javelin man-portable anti-tank missile system (ATGM) and the FIM-92 Stinger man-portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS), are not capable of repelling Russia's strike on Ukraine. "They are there in order for the protracted conflict in Ukraine to become extremely costly for the Kremlin," the observer assures.
In February, Mark Kanchian, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, wrote on the pages of the American edition of Breaking Defense that a possible war between Russia and Ukraine could be an invaluable lesson for the United States.
