The Australian general points to the lack of the required number of soldiers in the Russian army, as well as numerous blunders on the battlefield.
The Russian Army no longer has the necessary forces to conduct a successful large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine. The intellectual component, which includes strategic, tactical and logistical planning, also has numerous flaws that will significantly affect Russian operations in the Donbass. Ryan. According to him, the Russian army lacks everything: structured headquarters, well-trained soldiers and a functional system of command and control. And all this undermines the Russian offensive in the Ukrainian east.
In addition, Russian operations are not backed by adequate logistical support for troops on the front lines. Moreover, Moscow has not been able to combine its ground and air operations. Some experts noted that additional logistics teams went to Donbas. And Russian air strikes have become more. But according to Ryan, all this is not enough to make short-term progress.
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He also points to intellectual defects in the efforts of the Russian army. The Australian general noted that Moscow is sending its forces to attack in small units, trying to find a weak spot in the Ukrainian defense and thus break through. However, so far this tactic has not been successful. Ryan also noted that Russian tanks go on the offensive on their own without the support of infantry or aircraft.
“This is completely contrary to everything we know about modern all-out combat,” said the Australian military.
Focus writes that, according to some military analyzes, Russia no longer has enough material and human resources to to achieve a breakthrough in eastern Ukraine. Ryan, in turn, emphasizes that in order to attack Donbass, Russian forces need an advantage over Ukrainian forces in the ratio of 3 to 1. But, according to the Australian military, Moscow is not “even close” to this equation.
“Of course, there are things we don't see. But the “mathematics of Donbass” is not yet talking about a large-scale offensive by Russia, “says Ryan.
which she has already visited. But the Ukrainian Armed Forces are well able to withstand the Russian offensive in the Donbas. intelligence.
Faced with fierce rebuff in Ukraine, the Kremlin abandoned the plan to seize Kyiv and put its puppet government there. Moscow announced that from the very beginning its main goal was to reach the borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as to create a land corridor from the Crimea to the Donbas. What are the prospects for the invaders in the near future told Tatiana Silina in the article “Battle for Donbas: why Putin should lose”?
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