1/ Russia actually won the war in Ukraine in 2023 – but the Ukrainians changed the paradigm in 2025 and have turned the tables on the Russian army since. So claims RT journalist Alexander Kharchenko, who calls for Russia to change its approach fundamentally. ⬇️
2/ Writing on the 'Witnesses of Bayraktar' Telegram channel, Karchenko says:
"We won! You heard right. In a war of "will and steel," the Russian military machine crushed Western proxy forces in Ukraine."
3/ "In 2023, we proved to everyone that the Russian state, despite all the difficulties, can accumulate resources. We crushed the enemy in Bakhmut, and mines, ATGMs, and artillery made Robotyne synonymous with Verdun.
4/ "Stern Russian commanders were able to send men with difficult fates to the front, where they obliterated those who would later be called the cream of the Ukrainian nation.
5/ "The only problem is that the final chord of "will and steel" sounded in Pokrovsk. Tanks appear on the front lines increasingly rarely, artillery barely reaches important targets, and even the number of stormtroopers sent cannot guarantee advancement.
6/ "The enemy, unwilling to surrender to the slaughter, changed the rules of the game.
We have transitioned to a war of "minds and communications." Our problem isn't drones, but rather that the enemy has shifted its army's paradigm.
7/ "A company of drilled and calibrated soldiers will now definitely lose to a company of creative opponents. What matters now isn't how hard a commander slams his fist on the table, but how quickly he spots talent and puts it to work for his unit.
8/ "And that's the crux of the matter.
The war of "will and steel" turned a man into an average soldier and used him to fill a grid. "Order beats class"—that expression was relevant just a couple of years ago.
9/ "Our army needs to completely restructure its approach to human resources. A commander must not reject anything unconventional, but rather recognize original ideas and carefully bring them to life on the battlefield.
10/ "Only intelligence, connections, and the speed of change can help us in the technological race unfolding on our soil. With the old military paradigm, we risk falling forever behind in the battle for our future." /end
Source:
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