In the event of a full-scale military conflict between the US and Russia, the Russian army will not be able to effectively confront the US military.

This opinion was expressed by a former Pentagon official, CNA research fellow Mikhail Kofman in an interview with Radio Liberty,.

"I watched the speech of Valery Gerasimov, the head of the General Staff. In his pictures, on his slides, the ability of the United States to smash Russia with "Tomahawks", which is a thousand pieces in comparison with dozens that Russia has, looked so terrible ", the expert said..

In addition, he pointed out that the US Navy with an anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense system can repel any blows of the Russian Federation.

"Our ability to use long-range high-precision weapons, which we have bundled in thousands, is not just a serious problem for Russia, but they are very worried," said Kofman.

He also stressed the ability of the United States, with the help of air strikes and attacks from the navy, to destroy, in a short time, the newest, by Russian standards, military equipment that was demonstrated at the parade in Moscow on May 9.

"Therefore, when we compare their armed forces with ours, it is clear that they have some fighting capacity, which is both similar and better than ours. On the other hand, this does not mean that they can still survive, and that we can not tear to shreds all this great army, which he showed at the parade, "- summed up the expert.