armies

Satellite imagery is an important tool during a war as it allows armies to gather intelligence on their rivals.

"Their work is to train and support the local armies to be able to counter the insurgency in the region, but so far it hasn't been effective."

As the world's most powerful military, it has been able to send hundreds of surplus Humvees and armoured vehicles - numbers that smaller European armies could never match.

First, can Europe's depleted armies and half-empty arsenals muster anything approaching a substantial deterrent force to deploy to Ukraine?

Professional, disciplined armies do not eat and sleep next to rotting piles of their own refuse.