Russia Doesn't Train Troops for Urban Warfare. It's About to Learn the Consequences in Ukraine.
"Russian combined-arms doctrine has generally advised against making cities primary objectives."
Source: military.com
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The Marine Corps' Urbanized Amphibious Future Domain
As of around 1998, the majority of politically significant urban areas—upwards of 75 percent—outside allied and ex-Warsaw Pact states are within 150 miles of a coastline; 60 percent are within 12 miles. Given the Marine Corps’ role as an expeditionary, and amphibious, force in readiness, it is clear that many future urban battlefields will be within its domain, whether it be for peacekeeping, humanitarian support, or outright combat. While the Corps does have an urban warfighing doctrinal guide (the aging MCWP 3-35.3: Military Operations in Urban Terrain [MOUT]), a few urban warfare tra...
Source: usni.org