Recently, shocking news has come from the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield that the Ukrainian army has suffered a crushing defeat in the highly anticipated summer counteroffensive. According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, in just 3 days, the total number of Ukrainian troops killed on the frontal battlefield has reached 5,980, 75 large-caliber artillery pieces of various types have been destroyed, and 95 lightly armored vehicles have been destroyed. Such a huge loss is undoubtedly a thunderbolt blow to the Ukrainian army. Countless Ukrainian soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country, but in exchange for a tragic battlefield full of devastation and corpses, people can't help but sigh.
The Ukrainian army suffered heavy casualties, and one-fifth of the main force lost its combat effectiveness
The Ukrainian army invested a large number of elite troops in the summer counteroffensive, but the results were shocking. According to the analysis of military experts, a standard infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army has a strength of about 5,000 people and is equipped with 72 large-caliber artillery pieces. According to this calculation, the losses of the Ukrainian army in these 3 days are equivalent to the size of a full infantry brigade. According to the military common sense that 30% of the casualties are the loss of combat effectiveness, at least 4 brigades of the Ukrainian army cannot continue to fight and need to be withdrawn to the rear to rest and replenish.
Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian army had gathered more than 100,000 troops for this counteroffensive, about 20 infantry brigades. However, only three days after the battle began, one-fifth of the main force was wiped out, how could such a result not make people's hearts tremble? For the strength of the Ukrainian army and the NATO behind it, the outside world has to put a huge question mark. In the face of such heavy losses, the morale of the Ukrainian army will inevitably be greatly hit. Summer has just begun, and the next battle is likely to be even more difficult and dangerous. How the command of the Ukrainian army stabilizes the morale of the army and prevents more soldiers from sacrificing in vain is a test of the wisdom of the generals.
The Ukrainian army made small gains in asymmetric operations, and the frontal battlefield was defeated and retreated
Although the Western allies have previously put aside harsh words and agreed that the Ukrainian army will use defensive weapons for the offensive. The Ukrainian army also took the opportunity to use drones, long-range rockets and other means to launch multiple rounds of harassment and strikes against the areas occupied by the Russian army, and there were many good news at one time. According to reports, the Ukrainian army also successfully destroyed the Su-57 fighter jet that the Russian army is proud of, which made Putin's face a little unbearable. But these victories can be regarded as "petty fights" at best, and have limited impact on the outcome of the war.
Compared with the small victory of the guerrilla war behind enemy lines, the performance of the Ukrainian army on the frontal battlefield can be described as "a complete defeat". Although the Ukrainian army has received a lot of weapons assistance from the United States and other countries, as well as strong support from NATO intelligence systems, and has repeatedly launched sneak attacks on key targets such as Russian airfields and air defense positions, the results do not seem to be ideal.
After the Russian army suffered a setback in the early stage of the war, it adjusted its combat methods in time and gave full play to its heavy firepower advantage in the vast plains, so that the Ukrainian army completely fell into the embarrassing situation of being passively beaten. NATO's military advisers to Ukraine have also been powerless to reverse the decline. The reason for this may be that, as experts say, there is still a big gap between the Ukrainian army and the Russian army in terms of equipment and training, and it is difficult to make up for the gap in strength with courage alone.
The air-ground coordination of the Russian army has dealt a heavy blow to the living forces of the Ukrainian army
In the face of the Ukrainian army's counteroffensive on all fronts, the Russian army did not panic, but responded calmly and made timely adjustments in tactics. In air supremacy operations, the Russian army switched to gliding guided bombs, allowing Su-34 and other fighters to carry out precision strikes on ground targets without risking low-altitude bombing. According to the disclosure of the Ukrainian army, in just one week, Russian fighters dropped more than 800 gliding bombs on the positions of the Ukrainian army, causing heavy losses to the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian army, and the psychological defense line of many Ukrainian soldiers also collapsed. In the face of death "falling from the sky", the Ukrainian army appeared unprepared and suffered heavy losses.
In ground operations, the Russian army showed a crushing firepower advantage, inflicting a devastating blow on the Ukrainian army. The battle reports of the past few days show that the Ukrainian army is suffering huge losses in the western, central, southern and eastern theaters. The number of casualties was in the tens of thousands, and a large number of advanced Western weapons and equipment, such as Leopard 2 tanks and M777 howitzers, also became "live targets" for Russian artillery fire and were destroyed on the battlefield.
The heavy casualties of the Ukrainian army can be seen from this. The Russian army uses heavy artillery, Spitfire tanks, hot-pressed bombs and other heavy weapons, like a "harvester" on the battlefield, crushing the flesh and blood of the Ukrainian soldiers, which is chilling. The Ukrainian army used the "crowd tactics" to fight the Russian army's steel torrent, and the price was too great!
The future of the Ukrainian army is worrying, and the West is called on to increase support
At present, although the Ukrainian army can occasionally make good news in the battlefield behind enemy lines, it has no advantage at all in the key frontal battlefield. The devastating blows suffered in the past few days have been even more tragic than ever. How to reverse the decline and restore morale as soon as possible has become the most urgent issue facing the Ukrainian army. To this end, the top level of the Ukrainian army is urgently calling on Western allies to increase support, hoping to obtain advanced weapons such as F-16 fighters and Patriot anti-aircraft missiles as soon as possible, in order to alleviate losses and regain strength. However, it is still unknown whether Western countries will be able to meet the "weapons list" of the Ukrainian army in a timely manner.
Objectively speaking, with the Russian army's current absolute firepower superiority on the battlefield and successive results, it is quite difficult for the Ukrainian army to turn the tide of the war in a short period of time. By all indications, a protracted war of attrition is inevitable. The price paid by the Ukrainian army will only get bigger and bigger, and the prospects are not optimistic. However, if the West significantly increases military aid, there may be some variables in the Russia-Ukraine war. But at the end of the day, war will only bring more casualties and suffering, and there will be no real winners. Turning hostilities into hostilities through peaceful negotiations may be the fundamental way to solve the problem.
In the face of the cruel reality of the battlefield in Ukraine, I believe everyone has a lot of emotions in their hearts, right? Let us know what you think in the comments section. #头条创作挑战赛#