The Russian army successfully uses the tactic of “elastic defence” to counter the counter-offensive of the AFU, first ceding positions and then striking back. This is written by the American newspaper The New York Times (NYT).
“This tactic involves Russian troops withdrawing to a second line of positions, allowing Ukrainian forces to advance, and then striking back when the enemy is vulnerable: either by moving across open terrain or by arriving at specially abandoned positions,” the NYT writes.
Instead of holding the defensive line at all costs, the Russian troops retreat, hitting the attackers as hard as possible, followed by a counterattack, and the position is returned to the control of the defenders, the newspaper explains.
The newspaper also says that perhaps the most serious problem for Ukraine is the large stockpiles of Russian artillery deployed throughout the conflict, not least to repel the counter-offensive that began in June.
According to the publication, such tactics are just one of the reasons why the Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed. The NYT blames minefields, tank barriers and the West’s unwillingness to supply Ukraine with weapons in a timely manner.
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