Kate is a Senior Trends Reporter at HuffPost UK, covering the day's most compelling stories. She has worked in the national news since she became a qualified journalist and was previously a reporter with Express.co.uk
attempt to show off its “reach and capability” in September, when Moscow ordered its troops to mobilise in different parts of the world.The British officials concluded that while the Russia n Federation Navy’s exercise was “likely an effort to demonstrate reach and capability in spite of the war” inInitial reports from Russia supposedly claimed there would be more than 400 vessels, 120 aircrafts, 7,000 vehicles and 90,000 personnel taking part in the exercise.
And, supposedly, there would be units operating in the Barents, the Baltic, Mediterranean and Caspian Sea as well as the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, too.“The exercise did operate in these areas but Russia has almost certainly grossly exaggerated these figures as there are currently only around 300 vessels available to take part,“the MoD’s latest update explained.saw just one tank – as opposed to the usual 20 – take part in the military parade meant to show off Moscow’s strength.
September’s strategic exercise was once an annual occasion, too, involving all of Russia’s armed forces, up until Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, putting a strain on the military. The MoD speculated: “The last two have been cancelled almost certainly as a consequence of the demands of the war in Ukraine.”the military so he had 1.5 million active servicemen serving, which would mean Russia has the second largest army in the world.in the coming winter, having already suffered more casualties this September than in any other month since the invasion began.
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