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The reform of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (RFAF) is aimed, on the one hand, at adapting the structure of the RFAF to new threats involved in local conflicts and, on the other, at enabling Russia to maintain strategic parity with the US. The changes brought in to date have been largely formal, however, and they have had no major impact on the AF’s combat capabilities. The success of the reform depends predominately on the improvement of the military personnel’s skills and the re-equipment of the Armed Forces.