title: Logistics and Sustainment in the Russian Armed Forces
abstract: Failures in the Russian logistics and maintenance system have been identified by many analysts as a key factor in Russia's underperformance in Ukraine in 2022. In this report, the author presents a brief overview of Russia's material logistics and sustainment system and its problems as identified by Russian authors prior to February 2022, followed by insights into logistics and sustainment issues during the first three months of war.
journal: RAND Corporation eBooks