Moscow has announced that it will establish four new divisions – but where will they be and will they enhance capability? map_-_possible_locations_of_new_russian_divisions.pdfRussian Minister of Defence Sergey Shoigu’s recent announcement that three new combined-arms divisions would be established in the western part of Russia this year has attracted a great deal of media attention. The commander-in-chief of Russia’s Ground Troops, Colonel-General Oleg Salyukov, specified four days after Shoigu’s announcement that the plan for 2016 actually calls for the establishment of four divisions, with three of them being established in the ‘Western direction’ and one of them in the Central …read more
Russia’s New Divisions
