Irregular warfare carried out by Russia in the invasion of Ukraine, its despicable reality A similar case can occur even if Japan is involved in the war (1/9) | JBpress (JBpress)

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Here, battles by “military forces qualified to engage in combat (wearing identifiable emblems)” are regular warfare, and battles by or support of “unqualified to engage in combat” are irregular warfare. is called and used.

The reality of irregular warfare rarely comes to the fore. The reason for this is that it proceeds in secret, is seldom made public, and is not proven.

Since it is not something that can be seen with the naked eye, such as shooting shells and missiles at each other, it is hidden in the shadow of regular warfare.

Nonetheless, when irregular warfare is conducted in conjunction with regular warfare, the success or failure of regular warfare may depend on the outcome.

There is no mention of irregular warfare in Japan’s defense white paper.

Since there is no description, there is little public interest. However, if the people do not know this, the state can easily be hijacked.

In Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine reports on irregular warfare waged by Russia. Reports on irregular warfare in actual wars are rare from the point of view of military history.

In addition, since it is not often found in the description of war history, I will introduce it with a supplement here.

Crackdown by the Ukrainian government and military

On July 17, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed the Attorney General and the head of the intelligence service’s Security Bureau.

More than 60 employees of agencies under their jurisdiction are suspected of cooperating with the invading Russian forces.

He also said more than 650 investigations were underway for alleged treason. In particular,

① Followed the instructions of the Russian military and pro-Russian factions

(2) Former executives of the security bureau in charge of Crimea handed over classified information to Russian special agencies, etc.

(3) There was a dereliction of duty among the officers of the security bureau in charge of Kharkiv province regarding the response to the invasion.

(4) The Russian army was given information that contributed to the selection of shooting targets.Marked as a shooting target

(5) Using smartphones, etc., to provide information about the Ukrainian military.

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