The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine is moving to a new stage of trench warfare with static and grueling battles. About it the article sayswritten by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny for The Economist magazine.
Zaluzhny notes that positional warfare is beneficial to Russia. This is a war of attrition, and it carries enormous risks for the Ukrainian army and the entire state. Therefore, Zaluzhny writes, to escape this trap, Ukraine needs air superiority, improved electronic warfare and counter-battery capabilities, new mine clearance technologies, and the ability to mobilize and train more reserves.
Russia cannot be underestimated, warns the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Although it suffered heavy losses and spent a huge amount of ammunition, it will maintain superiority in weapons, equipment, missiles and ammunition for a long time. The Russian defense industry, despite unprecedented sanctions, is increasing production, the general writes.
Despite the dismissive attitude of some analysts, Ukraine cannot downplay the effectiveness of Russian weapons and intelligence, Zaluzhny recalls.
At the moment, Russia has an advantage in the sky and in terms of electronic warfare, Zaluzhny admits. To conduct large-scale ground operations, Ukraine needs air control, that is, fighters and drones. As for electronic warfare, the general writes, in recent years Russia has developed new types of electronic warfare systems, and although Ukraine has many of its own systems, it lacks access to allied electronic intelligence.
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Speaking about the ability of the Ukrainian army to replenish manpower reserves, Zaluzhny writes that they are very limited for a number of reasons, starting with the fact that Ukraine cannot afford to recall instructors from the front and ending with the danger that Russia could strike training centers.
Ukraine needs to focus on modern control and command methods in order to better understand the situation on the battlefield than Russian troops and make decisions faster, while simultaneously disrupting Russian logistics with long-range missiles, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine notes.
Only new, innovative approaches can again turn a war of positions into a war of maneuvers, summarizes Valery Zaluzhny in an article for The Economist.
2023-11-02 05:58:09
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