There's little question that Western intelligence analysts have been heavily monitoring Russia's 'special military operation' in Ukraine, evaluating all aspects of their equipment and tactics. The West's presumed military operating doctrine before 2022 is actively being revised regarding how a broader war in Europe would look and the operational capability of the equipment that Western armed forces would face. Prior to the invasion of Ukraine, there was a tendency for Western analysts to over-hype some of the equipment entering Russian service, from the T-14 Armata to the Sukhoi Su-57. What information had been released through open NATO sources is that the latest kit is, in some cases, still not on par with its Western equivalents and that neither are the combat tactics being employed.
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