“Gen. Scales said Mr. Putin is displaying for TV cameras his best forces: Spetsnaz, airborne, naval infantry (akin to U.S. Marines) and interior security forces, or about 30,000 of the 860,000 active military force.”
"We don't know what shape the Russian military is in, really," he said. "It would be like us highlighting a foreign adventure by only showing Delta, SEALs and Special Forces and Rangers. We'd look a lot more intimidating if we only showed that face of our force."
“On the conventional side, Gen. Scales said, the Russians do not have an answer to U.S. Apache gunship helicopters and armored vehicles.”
‘Still, the better-equipped Russian soldier is bad news for the smaller and budget-strapped Ukraine military, which numbers about 160,000.”
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