“It will be infantry, not artillery units”: the observer called the problems of mobilization in Russia

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Russia is trying to mobilize at least 300 thousand troops for the war against Ukraine. But even this amount of “cannon fodder” is unlikely to change the situation at the front.

It should be understood that the mobilized are only infantry potential, they will not be able to form artillery units. About this Channel 24Alexander Kovalenko, a military-political observer of the Information Resistance group, said. artillery units need to:

• conduct basic military training;
• have enough artillery.

Today we see that the newly minted “mobiles” are thrown to the front in a few days. As for artillery, the Russians do not have enough of it. They are removing artillery, which is being stored in Belarus. With tank units, the situation is identical – the required number of tanks is missing.

300 thousand personnel – this is actually more than 375 battalion tactical groups. To provide them, 4125 tanks are needed. Where are they located in Russia? When they launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, they had 2,300 combat-ready tanks throughout the Russian army. – noted the browser.

Yes, now they must provide all this “mobilized mass” with twice as much equipment as they had at the beginning of the war. Today, Kovalenko emphasizes, Russia does not have this equipment.

“An exclusively infantry element. And in modern warfare, infantry no longer solves global tasks even at a tactical level. This is not the First World War, and not the Second World War. This infantry can live on the battlefield for no more than 1 minute,” the military-political officer is convinced. browser.

Balance is everything

Russia had 1000 artillery pieces. Ukraine has a rather limited artillery potential. A large number are provided by our partners – PzH 2000, M-777, CAESAR, AHS Krab, M-109 howitzers. a drop in the ocean. But we see how this technique changes the balance in the war zone,” Kovalenko emphasized.

How the balance changes at the front can be analyzed using the example of HIMARS. According to Kovalenko, the Armed Forces of Ukraine needed at least 20 batteries in order to fully influence the entire front line. The amount we were given is not enough. Today we have 27 M142 HIMARS and M-270 MLRS units. The new US aid package provides for 18 more units. So, in total, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will have 45 units of these MLRS.

“Even without 20 batteries and 45 units, we see how the balance in the war zone has changed after we got this particular weapon. It doesn’t have any phenomenal destructive power. changing the balance,” notes Kovalenko.

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In addition, the SMArt 155 or 155 BONUS intelligent ammunition used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine differs significantly from Russian artillery. The latter must fire 100 – 200 shots in order to finally hit some object. Meanwhile, one shot of intelligent ammunition is enough, which, according to the Javeline principle, does its job – it finds its target and destroys it, even if it is at high speed in motion.

This is a technology war. It is they who defeat anachronism in modern warfare,” summed up Alexander Kovalenko.

Military assistance to Ukraine: latest news

• The United States Senate has approved a draft law that includes additional assistance to Ukraine. We are talking about more than 10 billion dollars.
• Weekly, the United States supplies Ukraine with shells for artillery and tanks, precision weapons and much more. The transfer of weapons did not always take place publicly for security reasons.
• Moreover, from October 1, Lend-Lease for Ukraine came into force. This should simplify the mechanisms for providing weapons to Ukraine, speed them up, and in the future, re-equip the Ukrainian army.
• It is known that Ukraine badly needs ATACMS missiles. Most likely, we will be provided with these weapons in the near future.
• The Ukrainian army will receive powerful military assistance from Latvia. Almost 200 drones and 15 SUVs will be transferred to Ukraine.
• Germany has announced that it will transfer four IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine. Previously, only one system was mentioned.
• Lithuania actively supports Ukraine. The day before, the state transferred 50 M113 armored personnel carriers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.