War in Syria: Russia’s ‘rustbucket’ military delivers a hi-tech shock to West and Israel
by Kim Sengupta The Independent 01/31/2016 04:41:05
Their army’s equipment and strategy was “outmoded”; their air force’s bombs and missiles were “more dumb than smart”; their navy was “more rust than ready”. For decades, this was Western military leaders’ view, steeped in condescension, of their Russian counterparts. What they have seen in Syria and Ukraine has come as a shock.
