Fears grow Russia using Ukraine to rehearse for war w/West
Aug 10, 2016 19:38:21 GMT -5
Post by Midnight on Aug 10, 2016 19:38:21 GMT -5
Fears grow Russia is using the Ukraine battlefield to rehearse for war with the West
13:06, 10 AUG 2016 UPDATED 20:20, 10 AUG 2016
BY STEPHEN JONES
The former Soviet empire may be testing tools for warfare in the field as it adopts a confrontational foreign policy stance - representing something of a "return to form"
Fears are growing Russia is using the Ukraine battlefield to rehearse for war with the West.
Vladimir Putin is thought to be testing tools for warfare in the field as he adopts a confrontational foreign policy stance - representing something of a "return to form" reminiscent of the Cold War days.
A leaked British Army document reveals that Russian forces are improving their ability to combine their mighty tanks, artillery and other heavy weaponry with sophisticated electronic warfare.
Specifically they are honing their skills to jam enemy radio signals and render equipment like drones unusable.
The secret document concludes one of Russia's goals in Ukraine is to practise "new methods of warfare as well as testing modern and prohibited weapons".
Full story with pictures and video at the link
13:06, 10 AUG 2016 UPDATED 20:20, 10 AUG 2016
BY STEPHEN JONES
The former Soviet empire may be testing tools for warfare in the field as it adopts a confrontational foreign policy stance - representing something of a "return to form"
Fears are growing Russia is using the Ukraine battlefield to rehearse for war with the West.
Vladimir Putin is thought to be testing tools for warfare in the field as he adopts a confrontational foreign policy stance - representing something of a "return to form" reminiscent of the Cold War days.
A leaked British Army document reveals that Russian forces are improving their ability to combine their mighty tanks, artillery and other heavy weaponry with sophisticated electronic warfare.
Specifically they are honing their skills to jam enemy radio signals and render equipment like drones unusable.
The secret document concludes one of Russia's goals in Ukraine is to practise "new methods of warfare as well as testing modern and prohibited weapons".
Full story with pictures and video at the link