Today is the 22nd day of the full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine. For three weeks of war, the Russian army did not achieve any tactical success and is limited to the siege and bombing of large cities.
Israel Defense Army Officer, Military Analyst Igal Levin analyzes the causes of the failure of the Russian military campaign in Ukraine. Haqqin.az gives excerpts from this article.
The first reason for the failure of the Russian army, according to Levin, is that the invasion occurred without deploying to combat order.
“In military art you have several operational zones: zones of concentration, promotion zones, deployment zones and combat zones. You will not move your forces in all these zones in the same orders, for example, in hiking. But it was this that we saw in the early days of the war. Parts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were part of Ukraine, as if on a parade, as if they did not expect resistance. Why was such a frank and criminal (in relation to their soldiers) stupidity – to answer difficult. Apparently, the command received Information that resistance will be minimal, and parts of the Russian Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will meet with flowers and as “liberators”. An explanation is difficult to find here, “writes Israeli expert
Levin also writes that parts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are moving mainly on highways and roads.
“I remember how in an officer school we memaed one of the rules – in war never move on highways and roads. It makes it easier to find your strength, it facilitates blows on your forces, it ships your operational opportunities – and much more. Only logistics strengths are moving on the roads, when these very roads are already deep in your rear. And then it is not always – there are whole complex logistics systems without engaging roads and highways. Why the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation “linear” ride his unnecessary forces on the tracks It is difficult for me to explain something else, except for low military training and a learning commanders who do not even have basic knowledge of military craft, “the article says.
In addition, the Russian command sends its logistics columns without combat efforts.
“indicates evidence of the defeat of a huge number of logistics columns. Ukrainian fighters operate in the rear and do not give them to work effectively work. To date, documented by half thousands of destroyed supply and supply machines. This is taking into account the fact that Logistics of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation In principle, the Achilles fifth is largely depends on the railway communication and is not able to provide support for parts at a distance of hundreds of kilometers. Moreover, in the territory where the population is hostile, and the parts of the Armed Forces are not broken and continue to smash the rear, “Levin notes .