That's the title of an online compendium of analytical articles about how the Russian military is structured, and how it operates. Strategy Page reports:
The analysis in the How Russia Fights project began when General Christopher Cavoli, commander of American army operations in Europe and Africa, realized something. U.S. Army Foreign Area Officers/FAOs assigned to the European theater lacked a detailed understanding of the Russian Armed Forces/RAF and were unable to adequately advise him and other senior officers. Between 1991 to 2014, the United States considered Russia to be a strategic partner. As a result, FAO training shifted its focus away from Russian military capabilities to areas like China and the Pacific. To address this training gap, Cavoli assembled a team of retired Russian speaking Army FAOs. These men had more than 200 years’ experience working on aspects of the Russian military and how they operated. This group called themselves the Troika, the Russian word for three. The Troika was asked to create a training course for FAOs focused on the RAF at the operational and tactical levels.
There's much more at the link. Recommended reading.
The full course developed over several iterations, and is now available for download under the title "How Russia Fights: A Compendium of Troika Observations on Russia's Special Military Operations". It makes very interesting reading.
Peter
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If we stopped studying how Russia fights because we considered them to be a "strategic partner," that makes us stupid. You want to study how your friends fight, because it helps you figure out things like what you can trust them to do, what their capabilities are, and what it means when they say certain things.
For example, if an American says the situation is "a bit sticky," or the equivalent thereof, he'll need help eventually but can probably hold for a bit. If a Brit says that, he needs reinforcements there immediately.
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