Russia's land forces are bigger now than at the time of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but their quality has decreased since, a NATO top military official said on Monday.

The North Atlantic Alliance would be wise to strike Russia's launchers in the event of an attack. However, NATO countries will not be the first to attack, stated Admiral Rob Bauer, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee,

According to Bauer, Russia does not currently pose the same threat it did in February 2022, giving NATO time to prepare for a potential conflict with Moscow, including increasing investments in the defense industry.

The land forces of Russia have grown in size since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but their overall quality has declined, a senior NATO military official stated on Monday. "The quality of those forces has gone down,