Putin's army has committed more than half his combat power

VLADIMIR PUTIN’S main line of attack is on Donbas, to defend and expand the territory controlled by the breakaway governments of Luhansk and Donetsk. This is being matched by bombardment of nearby ports on the Black Sea, Mariupol and Odessa, the third biggest city.

- Robert Fox

Putin’s generals are trying to avoid close combat between Russian and Ukraine ground forces. The main weapon systems, shown in propaganda photos and videos, are standoff Grad rockets, long-distance artillery and main battle tanks. The rocket systems of choice are the BM-21 Grad and Strela 35 BMPs.