Army leaders are homing in on the simmering conflict between Russia and Ukraine, focusing particularly on Moscow’s electronic warfare and drone capabilities in an attempt to gain battlefield advantage over their former Cold War adversary.
Service officials headed to the front lines in eastern Ukraine to observe the combat tactics being used by Russian-backed separatists forces, and their military advisers from Moscow, against Ukrainian troops fighting to drive them out of the country, Army Secretary Mark Esper told reporters August 29.
