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    Berletic - Tactics, Arms & Ammo: What Will Shape Ukraine's Offensive & Impact its Aftermath? Archived Message

    Posted by sashimi on March 27, 2023, 4:30 pm

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    Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for March 27, 2023;

    * Russian forces are not only encircling the fortified cities of Bakhmut and
    Avdeevka, it is increasingly utilizing its military aviation to bomb fortified
    positions;

    * Increased use of Russian military aviation may indicate an irreversible
    deterioration of Ukrainian air defense networks and may continue to expand,
    accelerating the demilitarization of Ukraine;

    * Ukraine's offensive may be directed toward the south or east, however, Russia
    has created extensive defense networks in both directions;

    * Because of the West's dwindling stockpiles of weapons and ammunition,
    Ukraine's offensive, no matter how successful, will end with Ukraine unable to
    sustain military operations or maintain territorial gains;

    * Russia bringing in older tanks and makeshift mobile gun platforms may be used
    to eliminate weaknesses in Russian defenses, saturating the battlefield with
    additional firepower to prevent Ukrainian forces from making it through zones
    of fire;

    * Russian military industrial output is greater than Ukraine's Western sponsors,
    and therefore gives Russia the advantage in shaping the conflict after
    Ukraine's offensive ends;



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    • Berletic - Tactics, Arms & Ammo: What Will Shape Ukraine's Offensive & Impact its Aftermath? - sashimi March 27, 2023, 4:30 pm