BRUSSELS: Russia's armed forces are bruised, but not beaten by any means in their war on Ukraine, a top North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military officer said on Monday, as he laid out the biggest revamp to the defense alliance's military plans since the Cold War should Moscow dare to widen the conflict.

'They might not be 11 feet tall, but they are certainly not 2 feet tall,' Adm. Rob Bauer, chairman of the NATO Military Committee, told reporters. 'So we should never underestimate the Russians and their ability to bounce back.'