"Improvements in command, control, joint action and coordination have also been made, as demonstrated in both Crimea and Syria, and during a number of large-sca

"Improvements in command, control, joint action and coordination have also been made, as demonstrated in both Crimea and Syria, and during a number of large-scale exercises training for joint combined arms operations. A costly programme of rearmament has modernized available military equipment. Following a hiatus in the delivery and upgrading of military hardware lasting for more than a decade, the armed services' stocks of weaponry have been comprehensively replenished. The impact of technological renewal on the Russian military's ability to project power on a global level was demonstrated in Syria. At the same time, the country's capabilities for expeditionary operations remained limited. It is highly unlikely that it could supply sand sustain the scale of forces required for an operation comparable to the US coalition efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq." --Bettina Renz, Russia's Military Revival, 2018, page 196, emphasis mine