Kyiv has suspended the counter-offensive – it is likely that the Ukrainian Armed Forces need to revise their strategy. The British newspaper Financial Times (FT) writes about this with reference to Ukrainian and Western officials, as well as analysts from the Center for Naval Analysis and the Institute for Foreign Policy Research.
The media notes that during the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, it became clear that the Ukrainian military was not sufficiently trained in the West. Due to inexperience and mistakes, the Ukrainian army lost almost a fifth of the NATO weapons provided for the counter-offensive, the publication notes.
The training period for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the West is too short, and such training does not take into account the strengths of the army, terrain conditions, including the presence of minefields and fortifications, analysts quoted by the media note. In their opinion, poor Western understanding of these aspects of warfare could “lead to false expectations, inappropriate advice and unfair criticism.”
The newspaper, citing military experts, writes that it is easier for the Ukrainian military to fight as part of small, highly maneuverable assault units – no higher than the level of a company (200 people) or a platoon (up to 50 people), but for a breakthrough they need to coordinate larger forces, and for this a completely different preparation is needed.
Source: Rosbalt
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