Russian President Vladimir Putin’s deployment of Syrian barrel bomb “experts” could be a sign of weakness within the Kremlin army, defence insiders claim.
European intelligence officers told the Guardian that more than 50 specialists have been in Russia for several weeks working alongside officials from Putin’s army to potentially prepare for a similar campaign in the Ukraine war than that in Syria.
But defence experts believe Moscow could be claiming to roll out the makeshift aerial explosive devices after losing reams of technical equipment.
