Igor Sutyagin is Senior Research Fellow for Russian studies at RUSI. His research is concerned with US-Russian relations, strategic armaments developments and broader nuclear arms control, anti-ballistic missile defense systems. He has authored more than 100 articles and booklets published in the Soviet Union/Russia, the US, UK, Germany and Switzerland. He is also the co-author of the book Russian Strategic Nuclear Weapons.

Justin Bronk is the Research Fellow for airpower and military technology at RUSI. Alongside a primary focus on airpower, his research also includes weapons system and munitions analysis in conflict zones, in particular Ukraine and Syria. Justin is also Editor of RUSI Defence Systems.

Introduction

1. Military Force as a Tool of Russian Foreign Policy

2. Equipment, Organisational and Doctrinal Reforms of Land Forces

3. Geographical Distribution and Mission Assignments of Russian Military Units

Conclusions

Appendix I. Estimate of the Strength of Russian Ground Troops

Appendix II. Estimate of the Strength of Russian Land Forces in 2014