Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ The Russian army's notorious 'meat assaults' are ultimately the fault of training establishments sending unprepared soldiers to the front line, according to an interesting (though not entirely persuasive) commentary by a serving Russian soldier. ⬇️

https://x.com/albafella1/status/1978836695245008919

2/ 'No Retouching' writes:

"I want to discuss with you the so-called "Meat Assaults." What constitutes a meat assault, and what doesn't?

So, let's begin."

3/ "Most likely, most people believe that a meat assault is when a commander sends in his personnel without providing them with any cover and without first destroying all enemy positions.

4/ "But I can tell you, as a participant in the Special Military Operation from its very beginning and to this day, that destroying all enemy positions, or even most of them, before our infantry advances is impossible.

5/ "No matter how many FABs [aerial bombs] we throw at them, it doesn't have the effect people think it does.

6/ "As for GRADs, mortars, and howitzers, those who have dealt with them understand that out of 8-10 shells fired, at most half will hit the target, although in reality, even fewer.

7/ "The FPV [drone] and all other UAVs also play a very important role, but again, drones can't kill every enemy soldier. It's much easier to destroy equipment or anything else with them.

8/ "There aren't enough drones for every soldier, and the speed at which they can be delivered to their positions can't be very high. The FPV crews are stationed just a couple of kilometers behind the forward positions, and they are carried by the soldiers of the same crews.

9/ "Therefore, no matter how much we hammer the enemy and their strongholds, when the infantry advances, losses are absolutely inevitable.

Regarding personnel training, an assault is also called a "meat assault" when soldiers who are completely unprepared go into battle.

10/ "Everyone starts blaming the unit commanders and doesn't fully understand what's going on. A soldier arriving at a unit after signing a contract should have already completed a training course and only then be sent to a combat zone.

11/ "But. But. But. This almost never happens, and it's the recruiting stations that send completely unprepared soldiers to their units.

12/ "This is resolved locally by regiment and battalion commanders who set up their own training grounds, but because of the deception of those sending these reinforcements—when the personnel arrive and there's no time to train them—what's happening is happening.

13/ "And we've already discussed the issue of deception in the form of job assignments, which are handled by the military recruitment office on the spot and have no influence on the soldier's specialism [i.e. drone operators being assigned to infantry].

14/ "The bottom line is that even the provision of communications equipment and personal protective equipment is lacking only because for years the highest offices of the Ministry of Defence were occupied by those now behind bars.

15/ "And the unit commanders are not to blame for most of the actions commonly referred to as "meat assaults."

Important! I'm not trying to whitewash anyone's reputation or say anything that isn't true. I'm only telling you what I've seen myself over the years of my service."

16/ The author isn't wrong that unprepared soldiers are a common feature of assaults. Throughout the war in Ukraine, soldiers' accounts have described how many new recruits are given only a few days of cursory training before being shoved onto the front lines.

17/ However, it's clear that even with proper training, large numbers of Russians are being expended as a deliberate military tactic to wear down the defenders. Some commanders are said to have even boasted that losses don't matter because they can always get replacements.

18/ The Russian 'meat assault' is therefore a brutal but rational tactic, intended to provide quick results for an impatient high command regardless of the cost in human lives. The willingness of local commanders to order them simply reflects the attitude of senior leaders. /end

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