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Russia’s 5 Biggest Military Weapons Flops In Ukraine

Peter Suciu
18 November 2022
5 min

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Many Russian weapon systems failed very quickly in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Summary

This article by Peter Suciu, writing for 1945, notes the following Russian weapon capability failures:
  • The T-72 and T-90 Tanks.
  • The 9M727 cruise missile.
  • Russian combat aircraft, in general.
  • Russian naval platforms operating close to shore.
Read more about Russia's weapon capability failure in its invasion of Ukraine.

References

Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:
  • RUSSIAN-UKRAINE CONFLICT—RAAF RUNWAY COLLECTION
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC. 
References from the Web: 
  • May 2022 Russia's sunken warship is a warning to all navies | The Japan Times
  • SEP 2022 The graveyard of Russian Tanks » Wavell Room
  • OCT 2022 Why the famed Russian Air Force failed in Ukraine and the vital lessons IAF can draw from it (theprint.in)
  • OCT 2022 Lessons from Russian Missile Performance in Ukraine | Proceedings - October 2022 Vol. 148/10/1,436 (usni.org)
Source Information:
  • Article Source: 1945
  • Media Check: 1945 - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
 

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