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Zapad 2017: What We Learned

September 21, 2017
Zapad 2017: What We Learned
Zapad 2017: What We Learned

Zapad 2017: What We Learned

WOTR Staff
September 21, 2017
Russia has completed the seventh and final day of its much-discussed Zapad 2017 exercise. We saw Russia conduct bomber flights, missile tests, training simulations and more. Head on over to Russia Military Analysis to read Michael Kofman’s take on each day of Zapad:
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