a dismal assessment of Russia's armed forces
No big surprises here.
"Russian forces are so poorly equipped they could not launch an offensive war, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov was quoted as saying Tuesday. "
"'As a whole, the armed forces are only 75-80 percent equipped with fully functioning ammunition and technology, and of this, modern weapons makes up less than 20 percent.'"
"'This year, there have been eight aviation accidents, of which five have been crashes, which have killed 12 people. Seven of the eight were caused by a mistake by the flight team in...using the plane's technology.'"
"Russian forces are so poorly equipped they could not launch an offensive war, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov was quoted as saying Tuesday. "
"'As a whole, the armed forces are only 75-80 percent equipped with fully functioning ammunition and technology, and of this, modern weapons makes up less than 20 percent.'"
"'This year, there have been eight aviation accidents, of which five have been crashes, which have killed 12 people. Seven of the eight were caused by a mistake by the flight team in...using the plane's technology.'"