Russia's New Ground Forces - Capabilities, Limitations and Implications for International Security

This Whitehall Paper provides an in-depth analysis of Russia's Ground Forces, including airborne and naval troops. It examines their role in Russian foreign policy, reforms to units' equipment and operational roles, performance during combat operations against Ukraine, and current unit deployment locations and purposes in the Central, Southern and Western Military Districts.

List of contents

Introduction
1. Military Force as a Tool of Russian Foreign Policy
2. Equipment, Organisational and Doctrinal Reforms of Land Forces
3. Geographical Distribution and Mission Assignments of Russian Military Units
Conclusions
Appendix I. Estimate of the Strength of Russian Ground Troops
Appendix II. Estimate of the Strength of Russian Land Forces in 2014

About the author

Igor Sutyagin is Senior Research Fellow for Russian studies at RUSI. His research is concerned with US-Russian relations, strategic armaments developments and broader nuclear arms control, anti-ballistic missile defense systems. He has authored more than 100 articles and booklets published in the Soviet Union/Russia, the US, UK, Germany and Switzerland. He is also the co-author of the book Russian Strategic Nuclear Weapons.
Justin Bronk is the Research Fellow for airpower and military technology at RUSI. Alongside a primary focus on airpower, his research also includes weapons system and munitions analysis in conflict zones, in particular Ukraine and Syria. Justin is also Editor of RUSI Defence Systems.

Summary

This Whitehall Paper provides an in-depth analysis of Russia’s Ground Forces, including airborne and naval troops. It examines their role in Russian foreign policy, reforms to units’ equipment and operational roles, performance during combat operations against Ukraine, and current unit deployment locations and purposes in the Central, Southern and Western Military Districts.

Product details

• Authors: Justin Bronk, Igor Sutyagi, Igor Bronk Sutyagi, Igor Sutyagin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781138563704
• ISBN: 978-1-138-56370-4
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Whitehall Papers; Whitehall Papers; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Eastern Europe, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, military history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Warfare and defence