Russia's Ambiguous Warfare and Implications for the U.S. Marine Corps
Journal: Journal of Advanced Military Studies
Year: 2016

Abstract : It has been just over a year since little green men strongly suspected to be Russian Federation soldiers surged into Crimea and drove out all elements and symbols of Ukrainian authority. Peace now prevails on the Crimean peninsula under Russian control, but as of this writing, war still rages in Ukraine s eastern region of Donbass, where Russian-backed separatists wielding Russian weapons, driving Russian tanks, and reportedly fighting alongside unacknowledged Russian troops wage war