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Geroman
The Ukrainian army was armed and trained by NATO to take back the Donbas - they tried to form a NATO force with modern SOF warfare.
Russia just switched the game and forced them to fight a classical WW2 style high ammo game.
West run out of ammo.
And lost.
Interviews with soldiers told us:
They trained us to take it over with special forces tactics - now we sit in a trench and wait till the Russian wipe us out with artillery like in a bad WW2 or even WW1 movie.
When we fire one shell - they fire 8 or ten.
West was not prepared for that.
No high level ammo production.
No counterartillery in a right capacity.
Modern drones had no chance against RF AD.
And by waging a static defense game - because a lost mobility - the game was set.
The only successful actions were in the beginning - when AFU could play the game their way.
Small units attack RF thin lines of supply and communication.
And then the take back of Kharkov.
Well organized small highly trained units did what they have learned - and won a battle.
The war became static since then - and Russia was even forced to shorten the lines.
They retreated - in a very professional way out of northern Kherson.
Russia did what it could best - retreating when a fight is too costly.
And they did that very very well.
Then the war switched to a war of attrition.
And also that in favor of Russia.
But now the face of war will change again.
And soon you will see the results.