Russia’s improved weaponry and tactics pose challenges to Ukraine’s counteroffensive
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While the Russian air force has operated in relatively small numbers, it has modernized its stock of bombs to make them more efficient. The 1,100-pound bombs adapted with a GPS module can inflict massive damage.
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The Kremlin is looking to buttress its defenses in Ukraine without resorting to a mass mobilization that could cause political and social friction at home.
While the Russian air force has operated in relatively small numbers, it has modernized its stock of bombs to make them more efficient. The 1,100-pound bombs adapted with a GPS module can inflict massive damage.
As Ukrainian troops probe Russian defenses, Kyiv’s forces face an enemy that has made mistakes and suffered setbacks in the 15-month-old war. But Moscow also has learned from those blunders