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| | Building National Armies - Russian Federation |
 | | Question: Admiral Ivan Stepanovich Isakov named five "sins" of combat training: exercises in fine weather, neglect of night exercises, the use of usual targets, exercises near the coast, and neglect of camouflage. |
 | | In late 1994, Pavel Grachev, then the defense minister, described the Russian army as the most neglected military force in the world. |
 | | The Admiral Nakhimov, which has been laid up for two years, will be re-commissioned by the Russian Navy. |
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