The four major tactics of the Russian army took turns, the first deep blitzkrieg
In the Russo-Ukrainian war, The Russian regular army used a total of four main tactics. In the first stage, the Russian army launched a classic blitz . The Russian army on the northern route launched attacks on Kiev , Chernigov, and Kharkov . The Russian army on the east route attacked Donbas , and the Russian army on the south route attacked Kherson , Nikolayev and Zaporozhia . In the end, the Russian armies from the north and the south gathered together to form a huge encirclement.
Blitz is a bit like dominoes, falling one after another. The first card chosen by Russia was Kiev . To 's surprise, Zelensky held on to the first card and did not fall, thus stabilizing the entire situation.
The Ukrainian army adopted the wild boar tactic. When attacked, they would lean their butt against the wall so that you couldn't catch the tail. Finally, they were helpless. If they couldn't get enough of their sharp teeth, they would bite you and not let go. And this is how the Russian army was bitten. The entire blitzkrieg of the Russian army armored mechanized troops was not successful due to lack of fuel and ammunition.
The four major tactics of the Russian army took turns, and the classic Soviet tanks broke through
Starting from April, the Russian army began to change from a full-scale attack to a focused attack , and at the same time launched the most classic Soviet-style war against the Ukrainian army. First of all, there was fierce artillery bombardment. On the Donbas battlefield, the Russian army fired 50,000 to 60,000 large-caliber artillery shells a day to bombard the Ukrainian army positions.
After the large-scale artillery bombardment, the Russian tank and armored forces began to assault the Ukrainian army's defense line, breaking through and tearing apart the Ukrainian army's positions to establish a bridgehead. However, the Russian tank column assault tactics were completely resisted by the Ukrainian army positions one after another. broke one position, and there was another position behind it. Breaking the one position, there was another position behind it. The offensive edge of the Russian mobile troops has been continuously weakened.
Finally, under the surveillance of U.S. satellites and Uzbek drones, the actions of the Russian army’s large-scale tanks and armored forces are completely secretless and monitored in real time. The Ukrainian army used long-range artillery precision strike tactics, which caused serious losses to the Russian army's deep penetration of tank and armored units.
Especially in May near Bilogorivka on the Severonetsk River, the Russian army was hit by Ukrainian long-range artillery precision strikes several times when it crossed the river. The Russian tanks and armored units gathered at the river crossing suffered heavy losses. The breakthrough tactics of the Russian tank column have failed.
The four major tactics of the Russian army took turns, small battle group squeeze warfare
Starting in June, the Russian army began to use the third tactic. It is a small battle group with a tank platoon and a motorized infantry company as the core. dispatched multiple small battle groups throughout the front to find weaknesses in the Ukrainian army's defense, and then guided the main force of the Russian army to break through.
This small battle group is basically composed of members of elite troops, including paratroopers, Marine Corps , elite army units, etc. Once the weakness of the Ukrainian army was discovered, multiple small battle groups of the Russian army swarmed forward and quickly opened the gap with more attacks and fewer attacks. The lessons from Afghanistan , Syria and Gulf War show that the main way to achieve victory is to achieve suddenness and a high degree of mobility.
In the battles of Severodonetsk, Lisichansk and Popasna from June to July, the Russian army's small battle group tactics were successful. On the battlefield, small force groups can use their own advantages and more flexible mobility to conduct combat operations.
However, with the front line, the Ukrainian army is becoming more and more intensive, and the number of Western anti-tank missiles is increasing. The Russian army's small battle group tactics gradually began to take effect. From July 2022 to early January 2023, no town-level town was captured. It was not until mid-January that the Wagner Group captured the town of Suledar.
The Russian army’s four major tactics take turns, infantry and artillery coordinate assaults
From the autumn of 2022, the main battlefield attack force will become the Wagner Group. The Wagner Group mainly uses artillery to cover infantry assault tactics. However, the casualties were heavy and the progress was slow. The fighting lasted for more than 6 months, and they only captured the town of Suledar, and were still far away from capturing the main target of Bahmut.
The lessons of the 100,000 Russian casualties prove the three iron laws
According to US media reports, at least 100,000 Russian regular and irregular troops have been killed and wounded in the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield. However, the Russian army has not yet achieved its minimum goal of capturing the entire four referendum states.
The past year of the Russia-Ukraine war has proven three iron laws, that there are no easy wars. The reason why the Russian army fought like this is mainly because the Russian army was blindly arrogant before the war, despised its opponents, and rashly went to war when it was severely lacking in material, spiritual, economic and diplomatic preparations.
The second is Don’t underestimate the technical and strategic advantages of Britain and the United States. Before the war, there was an atmosphere of contempt for the United States and NATO within Russia. It is believed that as soon as the Russian gunshots are fired, the United States and NATO will flee in confusion.
Third, to fight a large-scale war, we must have enough troops. The Russian army completely adopted the tactic of refueling. At first, it sent hundreds of thousands of troops, then tens of thousands of volunteers were added. Then it mobilized 300,000 reserve troops, and now it is adding 350,000 regular troops. If at the beginning of the war, the Russian army had invested 800,000 troops at once, overwhelming the enemy with a heavy blow, the war might have ended victoriously long ago.