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| New war strategy from Zaluzhny. Objectives for 2024 |
| 2024-02-02 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] Zaluzhny plans to create a completely new state system of technological re-equipment. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny wrote an article on the website of the American television channel CNN. In the material entitled “The design of war has changed,” he talks about his vision of a new strategy for the war against Russia. The Commander-in-Chief admits that Ukraine is inferior to the enemy in the number of weapons and mobilization of human resources and proposes to rely on expanding the production and use of drones. Drones are priority #1 Zaluzhny emphasizes that the main driving force of this war was the development of unmanned weapons systems. And in his opinion, drones are the best way for Ukraine to avoid being drawn into a positional war in which we do not have an advantage. “Perhaps the number one priority here is to master the full arsenal of (relatively) cheap, modern and highly efficient autonomous vehicles and other technological tools. Such tools already allow commanders to monitor the situation on the battlefield in real time, day and night and in all weather conditions. But not only that. They provide real-time reconnaissance, allowing us to adjust fire around the clock, without pause, which gives us the opportunity to deliver high-precision strikes against enemy targets in advanced positions and in depth. In short, this means nothing less than a complete overhaul of warfare—and the abandonment of outdated, stereotypical thinking. New operations could include the creation of digital fields, control of the electronic environment, or a combined operation using attack drones and cyber assets. Such operations will be coordinated and carried out according to a single concept and plan. It is important to note that the goal will not always be solely combat. It may seek to reduce the enemy’s economic capabilities, or isolate, or exhaust him,” notes Zaluzhny. Rearmament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny plans to create a completely new state system of technological re-equipment. “Taking into account all the facts at the moment, we think that the creation of such a system can be achieved in five months. Our partners share the same opinion. This time will be spent creating the appropriate organizational structure, filling and equipping positions, providing training and support, creating support infrastructure and logistics, and developing a doctrinal framework,” the Commander-in-Chief emphasized. Three directions for 2024 In 2024, Zaluzhny proposes to focus our main efforts on three areas: - creation of a system for providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine with high-tech assets; - the introduction of a new philosophy of training and warfare, which takes into account limitations in resources and methods of their use; - development of new combat capabilities as urgently as possible. “Our goal should be to take advantage of the moment - to maximize the accumulation of the latest combat capabilities, which will allow us to direct fewer resources to inflict maximum damage on the enemy, put an end to aggression and protect Ukraine from it in the future,” the Commander-in-Chief concluded. |
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