“They are exposed [rosyjskich żołnierzy z pierwszej linii – przyp. red.] as bait, reconnaissance is carried out in battle, knowing that they will die, and then a well-trained army goes to work. And in our case, the first line consists of the best, most motivated soldiers,” said Piotr Mitkiewicz, a Pole fighting in Ukraine, on RMF FM.
Piotr Mitkiewicz, a Polish soldier who fought in defense of Ukraine, presented a behind-the-scenes look at Russian tactics in the war against the Ukrainian army. He noted that the first line of troops, consisting of the least useful Russian soldiers, is being sent as so-called “cannon fodder”.
In the Russian army, soldiers are divided into more useful and less useful, and during the attacks the least useful are sent to the first wave. One good soldier is sent with them to command them. This good soldier will withdraw halfway and the others will never return. Then comes the second wave, which includes three better soldiers – they won’t come back, these three might come back. Once all the Ukrainian positions are recognized and they know the coordinates, and the artillery begins to operate on these positions, a well-trained, brave soldier marches.
– said Mitkiewicz.
You send in the first wave, hopelessly armed, they only had four magazines each, which is enough for three minutes of combat and they are used to retreat, not attack. And they go, I don’t know why, but they go
– added.
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The Polish veteran also explained why the Russian command chose this way of fighting.
On the second line there is already a well-trained army, with good visibility, with good weapons aimed at the Ukrainians and their positions, because in order to shoot you have to stick your head out of the trench for at least a second.
– Mitkiewicz explained.
They are exposed as bait, reconnaissance is carried out in battle, knowing they will die, and then a well-trained army goes to work. And in our case, this first line consists of the best, most motivated soldiers
– he emphasized.
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Source: wPolityce