Putin’s billions can’t beat Ukraine: Russia’s strategic incompetence has left its armed forces ‘significantly weaker’ and less feared - despite Moscow doubling its military budget - MoD reveals
From 2005 to 2018, Russia doubled its defence budget to modernise its forces
It has spent billions developing advanced missile and missile defence systems
Meanwhile, it must maintain and equip one of the world’s largest militaries
Despite its increased spending, it has been unable to break Ukrainian resistance
It has also lost around a quarter of its combat forces in Ukraine, the MoD says
Experts say Russia will be unable to sustain a prolonged invasion of the country
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