Russia's War Against Ukraine OP-ED

Keir Giles: ‘Ukraine Test Bed for Russia’s New Army’

By Keir Giles.
Unidentified T-72 model tanks stand in pro-Russian rebel-controlled territory near the town of Zugres, east of Donetsk, on Dec. 26, 2014.
Photo by AFP

Operations in eastern Ukraine provide an ideal opportunity for Russia to measure the success of its military transformation - and assess how its forces might fare against modern Western armies. 

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