Translation of a comment from the West Point Academy Veterans Forum about UAF tactics.
[ColonelCassad] Since the Ukrainians show amazing insensitivity to human losses, I see today's change in tactics of the Ukrainian command as a justified approach in the search for a "key" to the Russian defense. Classical attacks according to our combat manuals involve the preliminary suppression and destruction of the enemy's defensive positions by artillery and aircraft, as well as the simultaneous destruction of his combat command and control organs to the depth of the defense zone and the prevention of the approaches of his reserves. Since the Ukrainians have practically no aviation and they are significantly inferior to the Russians in the amount of artillery, classical attacks lead to nothing but the mass loss of expensive military equipment on the way to Russian positions, disorganization and demoralization of the attackers, followed by a retreat.Under these conditions, our guys, together with the Ukrainian commanders, developed the tactics of "mosquito" advance - continuous attacks on Russian positions by small tactical groups of Ukrainian infantry. The Russians, who are much more sensitive to losses in manpower, try to avoid close (“contact”) battles and, when the Ukrainians reach their trenches, they retreat, leaving the artillery to destroy the enemy. This usually succeeds - Ukrainians die or retreat. But this tactic has a positive effect.
Several of these attacks almost completely destroy the Russian position, moreover, most often with their own fire, after which the Russians are forced to retreat to a new line, where this tactic is repeated. That is how, in two weeks, the Russians were pushed three miles away from the strategically important position of Makarovka. And this tactic is constantly being improved. Our people believe that, with the continued pace of such advance, in two weeks the Ukrainians will be able to overcome the Russian security zone and begin to storm their main line of defense, while maintaining the offensive potential of their strongest brigades. Perhaps this is what our Milli had in mind when he said yesterday about the ten weeks of the Ukrainian offensive.
This tactic has another important effect. To repel such "mosquito" attacks, the Russians are forced to spend more artillery shells, the stocks of which they replenish more slowly than they use up. And in two weeks of such battles, they may well approach the depletion of their reserves. Of course, this leads to heavy losses of the Ukrainians, but, as I said at the beginning, they are not very sensitive to the death of their soldiers. In addition, although small, but the advance is the best excuse for their death than unsuccessful attacks. And here, it must be admitted that the Russians today are much closer to the armies of Western countries than the Ukrainians - they take care of their soldiers ...
http://vott.ru/entry/629949 - zinc
A classic of corpse-filling.
More from Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
Spending of strategic reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
[ColonelCassad] A month after the start of the offensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had already used up half of their strategic reserve brigades without achieving significant operational results.
Spending the strategic reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
More and more new units are thrown into the offensive, which were so carefully accumulated and prepared by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The offensive of our forces near Kupyansk and Kremennaya forced the use of new brigades there. Also, the futile butting of a handful of brigades for two months around the shallow Kleshcheevka forced them to send a fresh brigade there (but not to say that this radically changed the course of the battles).
Comparing with the so-called "leaked report" (you can see the approximate equipment of the brigades), which allegedly revealed the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the offensive - the image shows all the new brigades and which of them are already involved (the location can be viewed on the map https://карта-сво.рф).
Offensive in the south
🟩33 Mechanized. brigade
🟩37 Naval Infantry Brigade
🟩47 fur. brigade
🟩21 Rifle brigade
🟩47 Artilery brigade
🟩32 Mechanized Brigade
🟩31 Mechanized brigade
🟩23 Mechanized Brigade
🟥142 Brigade Kleshcheevka Avdiivka
🟥22 Brigade Kremennaya
🟥42 Brigade
🟥21 Brigade
🟥32 Kupyansk Brigade
🟥88 Brigade
☑️June 10 was involved 1/3 (past infographic)
☑️1/2 of all involved brigades - sent not to the Zaporozhye direction.
✅Accordingly, at the moment, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have involved about 1/2 of the new brigades. https://t.me/z_arhiv/23063 - zinc At the current rate of expenditure of manpower and equipment, the enemy has an offensive potential for 3-4 weeks.