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Ukraine’s troops ‘mostly advance without using the vehicles,’ general says, despite an influx of advanced gear
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https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-mostly-advancing-on-foot-despite-western-kit-general-2023-10
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 2 years ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Worsening weather will likely not seriously impact Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia because it’s not heavily reliant on vehicles, a Ukrainian general told CNN.
Ukraine’s allies are concerned that worsening weather as winter approaches will significantly slow the progress of Ukrainian forces as they try to break through Russia’s formidable defensive positions.
NATO officials spent weeks training Ukrainian forces to use sophisticated maneuvers involving large units to achieve a breakthrough.
But as the offensive dragged on, Ukraine has reverted to more familiar tactics, using precise artillery strikes and small units to make incremental but important gains, most significantly in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Instead, Ukrainian infantry units were attempting to clear Russian trenches in brutal close combat reminiscent of World War I.
A minimum criterion for the success of Ukraine’s counteroffensive would be seizing back control of the town of Tokmak, which lies just behind the front line, Tarnavsky told CNN.
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