Seizing and holding territory was a major political objective of Russian policymakers. Second, the Russian ground offensive appears to have been planned and executed based on poor assumptions about how the Ukrainian military-and the population-would respond, as well as how the West might react. The effectiveness of Russian long-range strike-a key aspect of Russian military operations-was also severely impacted by logistical challenges, including an insufficient supply of precision-guided munitions. Supply lines could not keep up with the long combat pushes, and logistics vehicles were not properly protected. Without access to rail transport and with roads clogged with Russian vehicles, Russian ground forces failed to move fuel, munitions, spare parts, and other matériel quickly and efficiently to forward-deployed units. During the Russian push to Kyiv in the early phase of the war, for example, Russian ground forces faced massive logistical and command and control challenges operating in contested areas inside of Ukraine. While the war in Ukraine is likely far from over, this analysis comes to several initial conclusions.įirst, the Russian military faced considerable logistics challenges, in part because of poor training and planning. The final involved background interviews with Western government officials and other subject matter experts. Another was a force disposition map of the battlefield, in which CSIS analysts compiled and assessed Russian and Ukrainian tactical and operational activity. One included collecting and analyzing primary and secondary sources on the war, including military and intelligence assessments from Western countries. To answer the main questions, this analysis relied on several types of information. 1 The operational level links the tactical utilization of forces to strategic objectives and includes such aspects as fire and maneuver, logistics, intelligence, command and control, and planning. It asks: What are some of the most important military lessons from the first three months of the war? What do these lessons suggest about the future of the war? The assessment focuses predominantly on the operational level of warfare, especially the planning and conduct of the military campaign. This analysis examines lessons from Russian air, ground, cyber, and other domains following Moscow’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Nevertheless, Russia is still attempting a de facto annexation of parts of eastern and southern Ukraine that it controls. Russia’s failures will force the Russian military to fundamentally rethink its training practices, organizational structure, culture, logistics, recruitment and retention policies, and planning efforts.
These and other challenges-including Ukrainian military efforts and Western aid-severely impacted Russian air, ground, cyber, and maritime operations. Russia has failed to achieve most of its objectives in Ukraine because of poor military planning, significant logistical problems, low combat readiness, and other deficiencies, which undermined Russian military effectiveness.
Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health, and Immunizations.Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Impacts.Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation.Defense Industry, Acquisition, and Innovation.Intelligence, Surveillance, and Privacy.Moscow's defence ministry said any backing from London for Ukrainian attacks on Russian soil would invite a "proportional response".Īccording to the UN, more than 4,200 civillians have been killed since the invasion began in February and more than 7 million people have fled the country. Russia has threatened to strike British targets in Nato territory because it is supplying weapons to Ukraine. There are growing fears that Vladimir Putin could launch an attack on one of Britain's NATO allies. General Sir Patrick Sanders, the new head of the British Army. "Our task is to enlist time on Ukraine's side." "Everything will depend on whether Ukraine can strengthen its ability to defend its soil faster than Russia can renew its capacity to attack," he added. "The UK and our friends must respond by ensuring that Ukraine has the strategic endurance to survive and eventually prevail." Writing in The Times, Mr Johnson said: "I am afraid that we need to steel ourselves for a long war, as Putin resorts to a campaign of attrition, trying to grind down Ukraine by sheer brutality.
After visiting Kyiv, Boris Johnson said Vladimir Putin's invasion is "entering a new phase" and if Russian advances are successful he "would not stop at dismembering Ukraine".
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