1、1June 2022BriefLarge-Scale War and NATO Russias War in Ukraine Series No.4|Martin Hurt|Soon after Russia launched its large-scale attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022,an increasing number of officials and experts expressed their surprise at the poor performance of the Russian Armed Forces.It seems
2、apparent that despite the two State Armament Plans covering 201120 and 201827 and the annual strategic exercises,the Russian Armed Forces remain less effective than their capability would suggest on paper.However,this does not mean that the Kremlins military instrument of power is toothless.The Russ
3、ian forces have teeth but are seemingly unable to bite.Underperforming Russian ForcesThe list of examples of the poor performance of the Russian Armed Forces is lengthy.The Russian air force has not gained full control of the Ukrainian airspace.The United States assesses that Russia is suffering fai
4、lure rates as high as 60%for some of the precision-guided missiles it is using to attack Ukraine.1 Logistics has proved to be a major factor limiting land combat capabilities.2 Russian forces apparently rely on cheap unencrypted commercial radios from China and sometimes mobile phones that enable Uk
