Putin's military strategy ignores the key foundations of warfare - expert

Experts believe that Russia was unable to make a blitzkrig at the beginning of a full -scale invasion, and therefore moved to another strategy - the enemy's exhaustion. Special adviser to the Armed Forces Commander -in -Chief Dan Rice stated that the military doctrine of the Russian Federation did not meet the traditional principles of war. Newsweek writes about it.

The publication writes that the US Armed Forces and military organizations distinguish the following principles: according to Rice, Russia's military actions can be explained only by two of the nine principles - mass and offensive. "They throw more and more people to the same goals without any significant changes with every attack," Rice said.

But the Senior Political Director of the Center for Armament Control and Non -Playing John Erat said that the US and Russia military ideology is different in this respect, since the US emphasizes the advanced technologies and industrial superiority, while Russia is inclined to rely more and numerical. advantage. "That's how Russia approached the war in Ukraine, sending many troops and techniques in the hope of smashing the enemy. When it did not work, they did not have a plan B.

Ukraine understood how Russia would approach the conflict and prepared accordingly," the expert said. . Jason Castillo, Professor of the Bush School of Management and Civil Service at Texas University, said that the countries involved in ordinary wars were often used by three strategies: according to him, Russia was miscalculated and could not hold a blitzkrig, and therefore decided to move to the strategy for a strategy Depletion of Ukraine.

"The problem for Russia is that it is difficult to protect the territory they conquered at the beginning of the war, because they lack the strength in the rear, mobility and cohesion," he said. Mikhail Troitsky, a professor at the Visconsin-Medison University, said it could be difficult to point out the specific principles of war to explain victory or defeat. However, there are a number of factors related to the inability of the Russian Federation to make a blitzkrig.

He noted that Russia failed to take the Ukrainian government or seize the main administrative buildings of the country in Kiev in the first few days of the invasion. In addition, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is not able to maneuver. This was visible throughout the war, if you do not take into account the retreat from Kherson. The media found out that Putin is betting on poor Russians who are ready to go to war for money.