A question about the Russian army etc

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We have a thread about the crisis in Ukraine and many of my friends are also discussing this on Facebook

Many of my friends tells me that the Russian army, airfore, navy is in a very bad shape.

I'm not saying they are wrong, it however goes against what I have read and learned.

Before glasnost and all the rest, Sovjet had more of quantity than quality.

After the fall of the Berlin wall an increas of Western technology came to the Russian army, navy and airforce

Is my friend right on their allegedly?

or is it me?

Or are we both wrong?

Markus