(New York Composite Electric) The New York Times reported that the Ukraine counterattack troops have temporarily abandoned the joint tactics learned from the West, and changed to weaken the enemy with the cannon and long -range missiles used by the Ukraine.This has questioned the quality of military training provided by the West for Ukraine. It is also doubtful whether the Urban's tens of billions of US dollars in Western weapons have turned it into a army that meets the level of NATO combat.
It is reported that the Ukrainian pioneer equipped with advanced Western weapons has launched a counterattack a few weeks ago, and has been attacked by artillery fire and armed helicopter in the Russian minefield. It is difficult to move forward.Some troops were lost; some troops were forced to change the night raid in the daytime, but they were discovered by the Russian army; and some troops were withdrawn from the battlefield by the commander for too poor performance.
U.S. officials and independent analysts pointed out that in the face of such a situation, the commanders of the Ukraine changed their strategies and focused on the use of artillery and missiles to consume enemy forces instead of crossing the minefield.At present, Ukraine has added troops in the south, and the second wave of troops who have been trained in the West are trying to break through the Russian defense line through small -scale attacks.
U.S. officials are worried that the Ukraine will consume valuable ammunition after returning to the old tactics, and such consumption war is beneficial to the Russian army.
West provided training for about 36,000 Ukrainian troops from the nine brigades. One of the training priorities was to teach the Ukraine to take the initiative to attack, including allowing them to authorize senior soldiersThe tactics of the soldiers were attacked simultaneously by infantry, armored forces and artillery forces.Western officials believe that this approach is superior to Russia's strict centralization command structure and is more effective than consuming warfare.
However, these Ukrainian army is said to only receive joint tactical training of four to six weeks.European and American officials said that in the first two weeks of the counterattack, as many as 20%of the weapons in the battlefield were destroyed or destroyed.
Researcher: Military training allows the Ukrainian army to fight in the form of U.S. military
Cuncieki International Peace Foundation senior researcher Kovman said: "The counterattack itself has no failure, which will last for several months, until autumn. The problem is that this assumption is:They fight more in the way of American troops ... instead of helping Ukraines to fight more in the best way they know. "
Some military experts believe that if the U -military can break through the Russian defense line, they may re -adopt the American combat method.U.S. officials have previously said that Ukraine has retained a lot of combat effectiveness and is waiting for the best time to invest in the remaining troops.
Ukraine on Wednesday (August 2) said that the Russian army has not made any progress in the front line, but it is still firmly in the Russian control zone full of landmines, making it difficult for the Ukraine to move east or south.
The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Commission Danilov said: "The number of mines on the territory is simply crazy. There are three to five mines per square meter.", But the Ukraine cannot be in a hurry because it is related to life.
