Russia masterful acting in Ukraine, Financial Times

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Russian tactics admired military analysts in the West. They called it an exemplary illustrative method of warfare in the XXI century, wrote an authoritative British newspaper Financial Times. More than 10 analysts, military experts and scouts surveyed edition, very much appreciated Russia's actions in Ukraine. These people recognized the achievements of Moscow reluctantly, but unanimously, says the publication.

Tactically, the newspaper said the source, Russia held a deft and comprehensive military campaign, and ahead of the opponent at every turn. Russian special operations on the ground were "workshops," said one analyst. "I am impressed. It was precisely and beautifully calibrated operation ... slowly but surely and effective, - said Jonathan Eyal (Jonathan Eyal), international director of the Royal United Services Institute in London. - [West] was taken by surprise on the first day. "
Russia has strongly denied any involvement in the bloodshed in the south-east of Ukraine. The proof is in Russia's participation in these events, the newspaper said, will be a prerequisite for any attempt to reach a solution to NATO crisis by diplomatic means. But Russia's actions allegedly taking place in the south-east of Ukraine, catch (and even more to prove their presence) even more difficult than Moscow's participation in the events in the Crimea, notes the publication. "In the Crimea was an obvious concentration of forces - said the publication senior military officer of NATO. In eastern Ukraine, involved much more special troops. They are few, very small number. This kind of characters do their job and then disappear very quickly, leaving the militia "- says the officer. He points to examples where a group of six men armed with Russian weapons costly (eg, sniper rifles ARIA "Vintorez") and dressed in camouflage special forces were seen in helping the militias.

The fact that Russia may use nonstandard Ukraine armed forces, said the publication of the former deputy director of MI-6 Nigel Inkster (now - the director of transnational threats at the International Institute for Strategic Studies). "Everyone looks at what is happening in eastern Ukraine, and they think about tanks and conventional military means. But the Russian government has always invested heavily in special services and exploration. They are involved here (in Ukraine - BFM.ru) », - said the expert. The tactics used in the east of Ukraine, is "classical methods" from the arsenal of the FSB, says Inkster. He adds that such actions - "planning, provocation, organization of local forces and intelligence" - can be carried out without the use of large numbers of people.

A senior NATO official told the newspaper that the sequence of offensives federalization supporters in eastern Ukraine indicates a general guide. First militia attacked government buildings and communication nodes, then - the key points of the transport infrastructure, and then complex goals (eg, military installations).

Behind these successes lies intelligence, with its vast resources, confident companion publication to NATO. In fact, the newspaper said, and that is what made the strongest impression on the strategy of NATO.