-When the leaders of a number of countries rejected Russia’s claims for the rich hydrocarbon resources on the shelf of the Arctic Ocean, we immediately started to elaborate on and adjust plans for combat operations in the region, Mr. Shamanov, head of the unit for combat readiness in the Russian Armed Forces says to military newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda (“Red Star”), news site B-port.com reports. -Modern wars are won and lost long before they start, the General Lieutenant says to the newspaper.
