Russia has learned from past mistakes and improved its weapons and tactics.
An analyst identified three key weapons vital in its war against Ukraine.
According to reports, Ukraine recently breached Russia's defenses with vehicles for the first time.
Ukraine appears to have made an important breakthrough in its counteroffensive against Russia with reports suggesting it has breached Russia's defensive line with vehicles for the first time.
But it's far from clear if Ukraine will be able to exploit the breakthrough, and the battle remains in the balance.
It comes after weeks of grueling combat, with Ukrainian forces fighting through miles of minefields, coming under intense artillery fire, and then seeking to clear Russian trenches in close combat.
Ultra-precise artillery systems
Russia's use of mass artillery has for centuries been at the heart of its military power, with long-range guns in conflicts such as World War II producing devastating and relentless barrages.
But the Ukraine war has exposed limits in this strategy, with both sides going through ammunition at a rapid rate, and armaments factories struggling to keep up with the demand for shells.
But Russia, said Gentile, has adapted, by improving the accuracy of artillery through the use of GPS technology, surveillance drones, and precision-guided missiles, so is less reliant on the sheer mass of fire.
Russian artillery gunners have played a crucial role in destroying or pinning down Ukrainian units seeking to advance through Russian defenses.
Electronic warfare units
To offset the advantage in troop numbers and equipment Russia had, Ukraine has excelled in adapting cheap, readily available equipment for military use. Among such equipment is off-the-shelf drones that Ukraine has used to surveil enemy positions.
But Russia's capacity to take drones out by scrambling their signals has significantly improved during the conflict.
It means that Ukraine's capacity to gather real-time battlefield intelligence on Russian positions has been more limited.
Just behind the front line, teams of electronic warfare operatives are deployed to detect and intercept drones and missiles.
They work in small difficult-to-spot units with a special device that can jam GPS signals that guide drones and even expensive precision-guided US missiles.
When their signals are jammed, the drones go off-target or arbitrarily wander off and crash.
Kamov Ka-52 helicopter gunships
Russia's Ka-52 attack helicopters have caused formidable problems for Ukraine.
Dubbed "Putin's vultures" by Ukraine's military, the Ka-52 is highly maneuverable, fitted with tough armor, and can fire tank-busting missiles.
The UK's military said that the helicopters give Russia a key battlefield advantage, and have imposed a "heavy cost" on Ukraine.
They are fitted with tank-busting LMUR missiles, which can be fired from around nine miles away.
"Ka-52 crews have been quick to exploit opportunities to launch these weapons beyond the range of Ukrainian air defenses.
The helicopters have helped reduce the threat posed by Ukraine's tanks and armored vehicles.
But Russia remains vulnerable, and despite improvements that enabled Russia to fight back Ukraine's attacks for weeks, he is skeptical that it will be able to rapidly evolve against and repel Ukraine if a breakthrough proves decisive.
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