Motostrelki '22: Russian Infantry Tactics & Structure

[@BattleOrder]

Here is a summary of changes that were alleged to have been made as part of the "New Look" reforms and some caveats: 1. BMP Company HQs were reduced from 2 vehicles to 1 vehicle. Personnel remained the same except the removal of the spare Mechanic-Driver and Gunner-Operator. While the video shows 1 vehicle in the Company HQ in accordance with our most up-to-date sources, I would not be surprised if 2 vehicles was still a practice in some units to keep the HQ vehicles from getting too cramped. 2. PKP/PKM general-purpose machine gun replaces the RPK-74 as the main squad automatic. 3. Platoon HQs were reduced with the removal of the 2-man PKM team, Rifleman-Medic and Sniper/Marksman. The SVD marksman rifles were moved to the brigade and battalion level in sniper units. Introduced of squad-level PKP/PKMs likely made the platoon-level 7.62x54mmR systems redundant. 4. Squad-level SVDs in BTR/MT-LB platoons were removed. 5. Assistant machine gunner was added to the BMP platoon due to the new PKP GPMG. 6. The Praporschik rank was briefly abolished around the period of 2008-2013, but was brought back. Some sources state that instead of being battalion-level, in BTR battalions ATGM teams are directly assigned to motor rifle companies. These are mostly pre-2008 sources, though. Also for some reason some newer sources neglect to mention a Deputy Company Commander, but I've seen evidence of this position still existing through Russian press releases and other means.

[@pyeitme508]

Wish u make video about SOCOM in the future

[@blackore64]

I wonder what the RPK-16 is for then. Maybe special units still find use for it, or just for export?

[@pirotess2]

@@blackore64 I heard that Russian Army demand belt-feed version based on RPK-16, thus Kalashnikov introduced RPL-20 recently, maybe RPL-20 will be adopted instead or both.

[@blackore64]

@@pirotess2 Huh, so we've come full circle from RPD then?

[@pirotess2]

I heard some guy that claim there are still many Russian units still use RPK-74s as main squad automatic in Syria and in Middle and East Districts.

[@RockSpyPigeon]

It's really interesting to see how geography shapes your doctrine; Russians have that emphasis on covering ground, which seems logical since their main battlespace would be flat plains. In comparison, in a swiss armoured battalion, we usually have a very narrow front and rely more on “changing echelon” (sending one company for a limited push, then the second continues the push, then the third and so on), which is logical since we essentially fight in a lot of natural chokepoints (mountains, hills, forested area). Great video!

[@user-di5rm9ee1p]

Yeah u have a lot of experience in fighting lol.

[@RockSpyPigeon]

@@user-di5rm9ee1p Exercises still shape doctrine, my friend. But yeah, we luckily haven't fought for a while.

[@norten76]

@@user-di5rm9ee1p You can lol all you want, but if you knew history, you would know that when the Swiss did fight, they generally kicked ass.

[@user-di5rm9ee1p]

@@RockSpyPigeon Experience in fighting shape doctrine and exercise just keeps you sharp nothing else.

[@user-di5rm9ee1p]

@@norten76 I loughed how he formulated sentence not at the fact they didnt fought for long time... And actualy I know enough about Swiss to respect they way of thinking towards defending their country. In my opinion it is inside their society some form of military state and I like that fact believe it or not.

[@НиколайИванов-в8ы1я]

Praporshchik - providing memes and anecdotes since the Empire times...

[@Jfk2Mr]

Well, I also heard at least few anecdotes about chorążych and podporuczników (ensigns and 2nd lieutenants), most of them dating from time of mandatory military service

[@MrBlueBurd0451]

In the same way that 2nd LTs or other O-1s are memetically incompetent in NATO militaries?

[@Jfk2Mr]

@@MrBlueBurd0451 from those anecdotes that I overheard, ensigns (especially those from reserve) were considered cocky (and in slang were called "peacocks" due to look of their rank) and useless (except paperwork, as they usually were just after university), but lieutenants - that was more of "because Major said so" while senior/staff sergeant was opposing doing what Major said (it usually was around "it will be useful" stuff that was not in official records)

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

@@НиколайИванов-в8ы1я Sounds like Prapor from Tarkov alright.

[@vaevictis2789]

@@Jfk2Mr yeah, and we have a tons of anecdotes about "porucik (porucznik in Russian) Rżewski"

[@Killerpixel11]

US: optics on every rifle should prove useful to increase combat effectiveness. Russia: Radar.

[@jb76489]

Jon Blank yeah that’s not at all true but whatever

[@phucprice6698]

Jon Blank the American during vietnam war also has a Colt 4x optic on their M16 and was used by the SOG, putting optic on rifle is already being consider by everyone ever since the 40s since the metallurgy technology allow for creation of rigid, reliable optical sight for the common grunt. The German was the 1st to use the optic on their STG-44. It just now that we rich enough to put optic on every rifle. Also Radar intended for use as a group is never as beneficial for the individual soldier as having an ACOG on their weapon. To this day the Russian still far lack behind this aspect, and the amount of unit in russian armed force that was equipped with combat optic for their rifle is very limited, except the universal Platoon Marksman with their SVD ( although this also getting removed as this video imply )

[@jb76489]

Jon Blank even though fluorine has a higher electro negativity, chlorine has the highest electron affinity due to its increased size decreasing electrostatic repulsion

[@woodonfire7406]

I'd be cool if Russia keeps making more of those AK-12, AK-15 and AK-19 guns Oh, and modifying the AK-100 series to where it has rails and shit That's if they have the money to do so

[@F1ghteR41]

First of all, Russian military understands the effectiveness of infantry optics as well, although it gives them a lower priority compared to other, more pressing needs. Hence why, despite having capacity for optics on most of its service weapons (certainly RPGs & rifles and to lesser extent machineguns), only sniper rifles and RPGs are always issued with them, while with other firearms situation varies quite a bit. Secondly, the US Army was using radars in similar manner all way back during Vietnam war (AN/PPS-5), and there are modern systems of that nature too (AN/PPS-15). The difference here is more in exact execution and nuances of deployment, than in overall understanding of field radar usefulness.

[@virhonestus8921]

Well this just got a lot more relevant today.

[@Frost1945-s7w]

I love how this video literally described the current situation of the Russians. On how they don’t have enough properly trained and skilled solider, there’s not enough modern gear, and how conscripts make the bulk of the force

[@TB-zf7we]

@@Frost1945-s7w Russian don't seem to have a night fighting ability. When they attached the Ukrainian Nuclear plant at Enerhodar, they were using large artillery flares but none of the captured soldiers or vehicles appear to have any vision gear (that I have seen) other than I assume heavy vehicle (tank) sights.

[@matissruncis9247]

@@TB-zf7we I am going to guess that Ivan only has enough modern stuff to make it look good on tv.🤣

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

War Criminals and Paper Tigers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@satanicmicrochipv5656]

@@matissruncis9247 You would be correct. It's all propaganda/advertising to attract foreign investors. They can't afford the "high tech" gear they imply they have. Their super cruise stealth fighter for example, only exists on paper. The one they've rolled out is a plywood mock up of what it would look like if it was ever made.

[@potatosinnato1767]

I love how you cover the actual battle tactics and how tanks and infantry and the other arms coordinate. Because most things ive read and watched only talk about the organizational side and not the actual tactics and coordination used. Thanks to you I have a better understanding of how combined arms works

[@PaulVerhoeven2]

Yeah, talking about trenches is so up-to-date... have ever been any significant use of trenches in the last 75 years? Most warfare has happened in the cities/towns/villages, or mountainous terrain etc, what trenches? Especially given that with the level of artillery and aviation for many decades trenches would be just conveniently predug graves.

[@veliest1886]

@@PaulVerhoeven2 lmao look at ukraine

[@paladin0654]

He did.

[@paladin0654]

@@PaulVerhoeven2 Been in combat? Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan to name a few. When you get shot at, you dig in.

[@the_corvid97]

@@PaulVerhoeven2 Iran-Iraq War was a massive case of trench warfare and that happened in the 80s.

[@shardell]

Well, it looks like their tactics were ACTUALLY just to buy p90 and rush B

[@JannyBesmircher]

LOL

[@douwehuysmans5959]

Rush Kiev Blyat

[@Myriip]

Nah, their tactic was to prop up Ukraine military with new tanks, APCS, anti-air vehicles etc.

[@maxiona714]

Why the P90? Is it so much better for certain things?

[@shardell]

@@maxiona714 It’s a CS:GO reference, a stereotype in that game is that Russian players choose to throw out all strategy and rush B site with a P90. The P90 in the game is good for moving and shooting and spraying.

[@hellhammerCCCP]

Thank you for this. Modern russian ground forces tactics are so undercovered in the western world.

[@medes7894]

@@azonezon3219 whaattt? 🤨 U serious? U must be brainwashed. There were only about 4,5 million killed in Red Army. And Wehrmacht was also much more crowded. Not 3,5 million Germans so.

[@medes7894]

@@azonezon3219 can u pls give me any source?

[@royalrhode2461]

@@azonezon3219 what kind of nonsense are you spewing lol

[@aararqaae6451]

AzoneZon 321 oh my, stop trolling and go watch TIK or something, being raise on cia-backed data from German memoirs is a joke in 2020

[@DeeplyRegarded]

@@azonezon3219 lol no 25 million were total casualties including murdered civilians

[@CAARaeed]

This channel is a really cool little lockdown boredom discovery. Great, well-researched, well-presented content. Great job, keep it up! I am looking forward to more of your modern-era stuff.

[@BattleOrder]

Glad you like it!

[@tierfuehrer2]

I could not help it. I had to sub on the 1st vid.

[@originalpastaman5470]

One thing that I would critique about this video would be the "Meeting Engagement" being left out, with only attack and defend tactics being shown. The meeting engagement would be considered the most likely and most common form of maneuver and combat that the Russians would employ; as they envisioned future battlefields since the Cold war being largely that of maneuver of two apposing forces both on the attack against one another; with both defensive lines and contiguous frontlines of interlocking divisions side by side being a thing of the past. Understandably, this would be a difficult subject to pack into the video as that topic alone could constitute a whole video by itself, but would still love to see it. Apart from that, great video and information as always.

[@dimmiheev2542]

you're right. modern combat tactics are constant maneuvers.

[@id_Usher]

What kind of stupidity? An attack is a counter fight.

[@inhuman4]

The graphics in this video were excellent. I especially like the one showing units on the march.

[@BattleOrder]

Thanks mate!

[@GuidoMillonezz]

The march motion was too fast...

[@megaliidea1919]

Hmm I wonder why this is re appearing in my recommended on February 24, 2022

[@thescottishanimeguy9946]

Beats me. Maybe cause its the day where all this build up proved worthless as the Treaty of Minsk is being signed rn, resolving all issues between Russia and Ukraine.

[@kevinesam]

What a quality video! Way more in detail than our Armor school’s doctrine

[@F1ghteR41]

6:05 Your assessment here is incorrect. This level of radar deployment goes back doctrinally all the way to the 1980's (when the US wasn't issuing that much in terms of optics as well) and is based around experiences in major exercises and Afghan war, which can be summed as: (1) low visibility conditions are encountered way too often and don't prevent enemy from offensive actions, & (2) radars are only useful when they're highly mobile, but then they give an edge to your troops. There were no portable thermal sights at that time, and even now having a radar is a welcome addition to it (see S. Korean K2 tank as a primary example). If anything, it's basically the same train of thought that brought AN/PPS-5 into US service way back during Vietnam war, and it's also true for more modern systems like AN/PPS-15. 8:43 In theory he would carry a pistol, first APS, then PM. Since 1989 RPG gunners were given AKS-74U. In practice, though, they rearmed themselves much earlier in Afghanistan.

[@themax9913]

Motostrelki ‘80 are better than motostrelki ‘10 . Cause they cost less and can be spammed to annoy bluefor. And yes, it is a reference to the wargame series. Joke aside, very interesting channel i discovered just today, the video is clear and easy to understand which made me subscribe ! Great work ! Keep it up

[@KenshiroPlayDotA]

Weak Motostrelki cannot into glory of M60 men riding in GLORIOUS DESIGN OF M113 !!!

[@pepebeezon772]

Not really, motostrelki 75 is pretty bad because of the mt-lb

[@pugsy7658]

@@pepebeezon772 but BMP be like brrrrt

[@janbo8331]

@@pepebeezon772 Motostrelki 75 is a good replacement for the recon tab

[@chiken6559]

both can be countered easily by Fallschirmjäger '90

[@kgthompson5814]

You should really tell russia about these tactics. I don't even think they knew.

[@cbrefb3379]

they use the tactics of theft and robbery. And the tactics of total destruction.

[@pws354_8]

They know, the problem is that they didn't constantly practice and stress using it on field training exercises or force on force training before they were deployed in Ukraine, for them to effectively use what they know on the field. In addition, the US military was able to train the troops of field training exercises with MILES laser tag gear to be effective, while Russia's troops mostly used Potemkin training.

[@alphabears6342]

Force on force is good exercise when in small groups and platoons. When you fight a war in a conventional way, you cannot have such force on force training. The US during the Second World War did not train everyone force on force. It’s easier to train force on force when fighting an insurgent but the same cannot be said and done when fighting a conventional army.

[@minydoom]

Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake

[@Mr.InbetweenFX]

They had this on paper, they were supposed to have the resources to carry this out but the corruption truly fucked their actual capabilities and fortunately it doesn't compare with the projected capabilities.

[@Schwarzgardist]

Thank you for researching and putting these information together in such an easily comprehensible way!

[@BattleOrder]

Our pleasure!

[@gallivantingsprt]

I took a motostrelki forces sergeant training back in the day. And I enjoyed this video. It gives a clear picture of the most common tactics and organisation of the motostrelki. Great content! 👍

[@nimajneb4156]

I've been doing a lot of research into military formations and tactics for a novel I've been writing, and your videos have been exceptionally helpful in understanding how military units operate and fight. Please keep the content up!

[@paladin0654]

At Leavenworth, we referred to Soviet formations as "motorized": MRC, MRB and MRR. We were envious of the Sovs organization because they rarely had to organize for combat, as the formations contained everything the commander needed. FYI, did you consider changing the name of your channel to "Order of Battle"?

[@simonh6371]

I think you'll find the ''MR'' in MRC (Coy, Bn, Regt) stands for ''Motor rifle''. In NATO speak: mech inf

[@danporter1176]

@@simonh6371 are you sure? my understanding is that theirs a distinction. like mechanized has bradleys and such.

[@simonh6371]

@@danporter1176 Nah. I'm just going by what we were taught late 80s in British Army studying WP Orbats, and specifically what was in Intelligence Corps publications like ''Threat'' magazine, and recognition guidebooks. Actually I was a battalion vehicle/aircraft recognition instructor for a time, as part of Bn Int Cell duties. Not sure what you mean by there being a distinction. Basically at Brigade level upwards (if my memory serves me right) there was only MR or armoured, if you discount airborne. In otherwords unlike NATO they had no light infantry. Anyways MR and mechanised is effectively the same, I'm guessing motor rifle is just a more direct translation from Russian. Where mech has Bradleys, or Warrior in Brit army, Sov MR had BMPs.

[@danporter1176]

@@simonh6371 ah thanks for the reply, I meant that the way I had it my head, was that mechanized generally means there are alot of tracked vehicles like bradleys or warrior. Cant remember where I got that from tho, could be bs

[@simonh6371]

@@danporter1176 Mmm not sure about it being specifically limited to tracked vehicles like Bradleys or Warrior. Warrior was introduced in the 80s, prior to that as well as 432s (tracked APCs rather than MICVs) there were battalions with wheeled armoured personnel carriers like Saracen, which is an APC not a MICV, so an APC didn't have to be tracked per se. The term MICV also only came in late 80s as the doctrine changed from debussing and tabbing (tactical advance to battle) to debussing from Warriors virtually on top of the enemy. The Sovs/Warsaw Pact also mixed tracked and wheeled in motor rifle formations, not only using tracked BMPs but also BTR 60s & 80s.

[@buckplug2423]

Cool stuff. If we're on the topic - could you do a vid summarizing Russian map symbols? I've personally found that system to be quite interesting and a lot more traditional-esque than NATO's.

[@cbrefb3379]

Z and V? Not so interesting as swastika

[@Сталкер-ь2х]

​@@cbrefb3379 haha funny z and v we get it but what about actual symbols used on maps?

[@buckplug2423]

He delivered!

[@SantiFiore]

I´m REALLY glad this appeared in my Home videolist, excellent work!

[@myopicthunder]

Love the way they are organized and self contained, everything they need is within reach.

[@imrekalman9044]

Check out a video about Soviet Microdistricts (micro-rayon)! Blocks of flats for 10-25k people, with everything you need daily (shops, kindergarten, everything except work) is within 5 minute walk, everything you need on occasion (doctors, theatre, etc.) within 15 minute walk.

[@cbrefb3379]

And wasting in 3-5 days

[@myopicthunder]

@@cbrefb3379 what

[@cbrefb3379]

@@myopicthunder are you blind? Russian BTG losing activity after 3-5 days of battle without supply.

[@myopicthunder]

@@cbrefb3379 is that what CNN told you xD

[@samgraham2110]

I wish I knew about your channel when I was still an Officer. I might have been able to create Tactical Decision Games with my squad leaders based on your content! Thank you again for citing your sources.

[@alexernst9448]

Suddenly painfully relevant. Pay attention boys and girls. This will be important later.

[@IITJII95]

Boy I wonder why this is popping up in my recommendations.

[@robertschultz6922]

For some reason they are not using the radios that are supposed to be issued by units. If they are taking civilians cell phones and are communicating with out encryption then something is not right. I can listen in to comms that are received via civil says and they are saying everything from what they had for Breakfast to where they are going. Can anyone comment on this

[@georgemorley1029]

Yeah, I can comment. “Hahaha”. That’s my comment. Most of the radios are probably broken with nobody able to fix them, and as for those that are still working, the batteries for them probably got sold off by some corrupt officer and now they’re all getting their arses shot off by Ukrainians.

[@RandomGuy9]

I think they didn't have radios in large numbers.

[@TrangleC]

I guess we can see here were all those Russian tank losses in Ukraine come from. With the dismounted infantry 300 metres behind the tanks, they can't protect the tanks from anti tank weapons. They call this "Combined Arms", but it really isn't. Ultimately the different types of arms are only "combined" because they are on the battlefield at the same time, but they can't really effectively support each other this way. They just come in waves, first the tanks, then the infantry, which makes it relatively easy to take them on one by one. I know, I'll sound like a Wehraboo, but honestly, the Germans really do take the Combined Arms idea more seriously. Their mechanized infantry truly does fight right next to the tanks, in the same echelon, shoulder to shoulder, so to say. That is the reason why German tanks never used ERA, because the explosive armor would have posed too much of a hazard to their own infantry. It is also why German IFVs always had relatively puny weapons. (Mostly 20mm cannons and now 30mm, when everyone else is going for 40 or 50mm.) Their IFVs too are supposed to operate side by side and in between the tanks, so giving them bigger guns to defeat hard targets makes little sense and they rather concentrate on anti infantry armament to protect the tanks. I have said it many times, most armies nowadays, whether western or not, say they have a Combined Arms doctrine, but they don't really. Every time I say that, people accuse me of being full of shit, but information like in this video here proves what I am talking about. Combined Arms is when infantry protects the tanks and both tanks and infantry are supported by artillery. With the infantry 300 metres behind the tanks, it can't protect them, because that is already pretty much the effective firing range of infantry rifles.

[@RandomGuy9]

I thought all other armies used their IFVs like we do.

[@TrangleC]

@@RandomGuy9 Depends on what you mean with "we". There are different doctrines, even within NATO. Most NATO countries, including the USA, use what is colloquially called the "Battle Taxi" doctrine. That means their APCs and IFVs transport the infantry near the battle, disembark them and then either take some sort of over-watch position, giving fire support from afar, or they just leave the infantry altogether and go doing "cavalry work", like flanking the enemy or hunting for targets of opportunity, while the disembarked infantry does its own thing. The Germans don't do that. Their IFVs are supposed to always work closely together and among the tanks and the infantry, sticking together and acting as one unit.

[@kacper9853]

300 meters? the effective firing range of infantry rifles? Are you insane? Even the lowest possible range for the average AK-74 puts it at 500 meters effective range, and you don't need to be that close to lay down suppressive fire, which is mostly how you prevent the type of infantry manned AT weaponry you're talking about from being used. The reason the doctrine didn't work in the early stage of the war wasn't because of an ineffective doctrine (god knows ukrainians aren't the first to fight the post reform russian army) but because they invaded with like, a third? of the ukrainian numbers, and spead out over a large front, they were vulnerable to ambushes and targeted strikes on their spread out logistics line. Most people say you're full of it, cause you are.

[@TrangleC]

@@kacper9853 You have obviously no idea what you are talking about. Just because somebody laying on his belly or sitting at a table with the rifle on a padded vice can hit something at 500 meters does not mean somebody stumbling over a corn field in full gear can do it. God, I'm so sick of people in KZbin comments blurting out cretinous nonsense. Now the Russians suddenly were the underdogs who invaded with a third of the Ukrainian numbers all of a sudden? When the invasion just started, you Russia fanboys were gloating over how superior the Russian force was, with all those charts and info graphics showing how they had 5 times as many tanks and troops as the Ukrainians.

[@kacper9853]

​@@TrangleC ???? wtf are you on about "russian fanboy" russian fanboys deny that russia performed like sgit at the beginning of the war, just as they mega gloat that they're performing much better on the donbass front, even if they are only really performing up to the standard people were expecting from them at the beginning. also, the number of active russian soldiers was at 200k from the very start, I've heard literally 0 gloating from people that the russians had higher numbers, since a mobilized Ukraine instantly had the numbers advantage according to any reliable source. Those graphs you saw that said 5 times as many russians were either misinformation or someone trying to pump the numbers up for no reason. And ffs, the 500 meters range is taken as the very minimum estimate, the guy sittign on a pad perfectly still and confortable can hit further than that, something like 700 meters. Plus you ignore how you don't need to be at maximum effective range to scare off people trying to peek at you with a hail of gunfire, that's how suppression works. Nice one on doing literally nothing to defend your argument properly btw, instead saying I'm a "russian Fanboy", my roots are in Poland you diot

[@username100037]

Well that's the theory. In real life a BTG is usually deployed in a long convoy without any support and drives directly into the enemy to get destroyed really quickly.

[@jewishmafiosiandganglord6930]

Imagine believing Ukrainian propaganda lmfao. Those long convoys are supply convoys but don’t let me stop you from making a fool of yourself

[@username100037]

@@jewishmafiosiandganglord6930 To do ist like the Canadians: LOL!

[@andies9817]

@@jewishmafiosiandganglord6930 are supply conwoys equipped with tanks? those which were destroyed when they drive to cities in a row.

[@jewishmafiosiandganglord6930]

@@andies9817 no but did I say that? The op is talking about the long 20 mile convoys and those were of supply trucks plus a few armoured vehicles to protect them. Those convoys were not of tanks

[@andies9817]

@@jewishmafiosiandganglord6930 he didnt speak anything about 20 mile conwoys, "BTG is usually deployed in a long convoy without any support and drives directly into the enemy to get destroyed really quickly."

[@richardkent7369]

I came to see the last 8 months of comments. They did not disapoint. 🤣

[@sovietchadster907]

Excellent video. Although there is one thing: Makarov pistols have almost completely been retired. The more fielded and used pistol is the MP443 Grach

[@BattleOrder]

Soviet Chadster meh, there is a ton of photographic evidence of motor rifle units using the Makarov recently

[@student8136]

Why would they be dropped? It's not a game-changer for military, pistol is there to symbolize the officers' status. Nobody will drop the good old PM until it runs out of the stocks. Modernized small arms are more valuable for internal forces, like FSB or National Guard.

[@allianssd]

@@student8136 there is a popular officer's joke, that Makarov is given to commit suicide in case of collapse.

[@ns7023]

@@allianssd Apparently they will be in high use now

[@VolkovVelikan]

@@student8136funny thing is the opposite of what you say, special forces, law enforcement and national guard use the Makarov more than the conventional Russian army does these days.

[@warlord95Sweden]

where is these Tactics & Structure now?!

[@baconman2.052]

This is the channel I've been looking for

[@rirtunsasgi2626]

Tactics: None. Structure: Collapsing.

[@yakivpopavich]

Glad to see all the Ukrainian Civilian casualties thus far, I hope Putin deploys a ICBM or his bombers and turns Kiev into ash and rubble. 🇷🇺 🇷🇺

[@yakivpopavich]

Lol keep eating up that Reddit and Twitter Ukrainian state media propaganda buddy hahaha

[@sharwama992]

Watch military analysis of what is happening not western propaganda the Russian military has its short comings but it isn’t as incompetent as western media would like to portray

[@vladapatera123]

so the rifle part shoot dead civilians while the motor part loads all the loot and drives it to belaruss?

[@thedoctrinetv]

Thanks for this. There are already more than enough [insert nation] WWII Organization & Tactics and Cold War Org & tactics videos. There's very little in-depth content about modern foreign forces like UK, Canada, Russia, the Ukraine, China, Japan, South Korea, etc.

[@Murmelmann]

Would be interesting to compare it to what we see in Ukraine today.

[@horizons3844]

many units failed to use their communications equipment and fought like they did in ww2.

[@ekevanderzee9538]

Well, just like the video. Mostly, they never get beyond column formation. Basicay, this is not a responsive, fluid way of doing things, and their doctrine / culture goes agains individuall initiative. So when you get attached before your planned deployment, you're in trouble.

[@jaroslavsvaha6065]

@@horizons3844 From what I've heard, since their shiny new military radio depends on 4G, and since they shot down Ukrainian radio towers, they have been using cell phones for military comms. Lmao

[@horizons3844]

@@ekevanderzee9538 i thought they decentralized command after 2014 - maybe some generals haven't been as adaptive.

[@ekevanderzee9538]

@@horizons3844 that problem seems to take care of itself. 3 generals down and counting and units left to fend for themselves galore.

[@andremesot5144]

You're website is just........................ Amazing !!! What a work !! Congrats & respect for your wonderful job !! No words...

[@grumpyfinn]

turns out they are fucking terribad

[@namechamps]

2022 Russian Infantry Tactics. 1) Get stuck in mud 2) Run out of fuel and food 3) Get hit by Javelin in the face

[@augusto8821]

4) Tell the world that 1) - 3) was planned 🤣

[@briandavitmusic9421]

>combined arms >russian military bro pick one

[@elcormoran1]

A singleRussian motor rifle battalion is like a small country army

[@brutus9195]

Capable of kicking the ass of anyone who climbs over the fence to them.

[@jaqenhgar2264]

like Estonia

[@leon19736]

That is why Chechnya kicked their ass in 1995 and in 2000

[@lape2002]

@@leon19736 Russia kicked Chechnya's arse in 2000-2003 for GOOD! Now Chechens are part of Russian motor rifle companies lol

[@leon19736]

@@lape2002 After loosing 10 000-15000 soldiers against 1 million Chechen. But Russia never valued its soldiers lives, so technically your claim is correct.

[@SheriffSticky]

I like those convoys, easy targets for turkish drones

[@Khasidon]

Well this turned out to be completely wrong. They aren't professional, they don't have good equipment, they have low morale and supplies and they have extreme high casualties.

[@augusto8821]

But they are good in building dense lines of vehicles that can be destroyed easily..

[@fluffymyato3334]

You got it all wrong. You see, russians are the best at intercepting missiles and bullets. Do you know how many missiles russian tanks have intercepted?

[@kerednilon4276]

Working out great...without missiles and rockets they are just rabble. Privates, led by lieutenants, yelled at by the occasional general who shows up to get droned into early retirement. Also radar won't help you when one tank in your column gets their lid popped and your whole platoon scrambles off the road into the woods like a gaggle of bleeting sheep.

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

A++, good point about lack of night vision optics here. Generally they compensate by using vehicle mounted optics. SNCOs are usually given weapon mounted night vision. Most Russian soldiers do not know even the basics of fighting at night and this is a terrible vulnerability

[@ДмитрийГусев-ю1ю]

Yes, night combat is bad for a year of service, we had 2 night shooting and 1 reconnaissance with artillery fire (this is for conscripts in artillery reconnaissance), night optics on armored vehicles, there were only 3 portable for 45 people (this is in 2014)

[@ispeaku759]

When we were being trained as motostrelki, our commander used to tell us that in a modern warfare first you fight for about 20 minutes, then fights what remains of your body. You don't hope to survive, do you?

[@Average-mi6ih]

Well he was mistaken. Casualties on both sides are very low rn.

[@brokenglass9814]

@@Average-mi6ih It's been what 5 days? The ukrainians have claimed in excess of 4000 DEAD russians. That's a lot of casualties.

[@Average-mi6ih]

@@brokenglass9814 the Russians have 200k there, at least half of them are involved right now.

[@yashalava5729]

Wow, I’m a Russian soldier, and this info is insane i was interested to watch. Nice work.

[@rafchitakoff3483]

ПХАХАХАХАХА НАЙС НИК, военный

[@rafchitakoff3483]

Позорище ВС РФ, хатьпф

[@dylancrooks6548]

bad time to be a Russian soldier now huh

[@leef8433]

Uhhhhh

[@HatlessTea]

RIP in peace

[@strikingearth2947]

What about the TikTok battalion, looting crews, or the Chechen spray and pray teams?

[@dallasblog6236]

It's funny, I learned more from you about the tactics of motorized riflemen than from my commanders.

[@Sk0lzky]

That's fairly common from what I've gathered, and that's regardless of where you serve. Unless you go through NCO school or higher you might as well not know what's happening. Hell, I've seen a clip (and heard similar stories) from Afghanistan where some freshly deployed murican kids asked their Lt "why are we doing this and that and not all firing on them" during a low intensity firefight as if they slept on basic doctrine classes. Same shit happens in proving grounds over here but that's exactly where you're supposed to learn that >< Like some officers will just treat their soldiers like the crayon memes are a real thing that happens all the time.

[@fullcody1]

tactics appear to be, stand in line and get droned

[@yakivpopavich]

Glad to see all the Ukrainian Civilian casualties thus far, I hope Putin deploys a ICBM or his bombers and turns Kiev into ash and rubble. 🇷🇺 🇷🇺

[@juch3]

@@yakivpopavich haha "rouble"

[@OaprendizDeMotoqueiro]

Bro did his home work so good that resume my 2 years studying in 15 min 😫😫😫😫

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

Mostly they park on the streetside out of fuel.

[@mb-bl5yt]

"What makes it so easy to fight Russian forces is that they neither use their doctrine, nor remember to bring enough fuel past the weekend" - The Entire World Apparently

[@teslashark]

The world wonders where is Russian supply trucks

[@augusto8821]

Maybe they have two armies... One chaotic for Ukraine and one brilliant on paper... The russian army has the same level of incompetence and corruption as their industry. A Kind of Burkina Faso with rockets

[@jantschierschky3461]

Did not age well, in theory it looks good, however in practice is a dumpsterfire

[@AKKK1182]

Sounded good on paper lol 🇺🇦

[@yakivpopavich]

Glad to see all the Ukrainian Civilian casualties thus far, I hope Putin deploys a ICBM or his bombers and turns Kiev into ash and rubble. 🇷🇺 🇷🇺

[@augusto8821]

Russia..a paper tiger

[@philodonoghue3062]

Watching this while the Ukrainian army is ripping the Russian armour including BMPs and infantry to shreds, this video turns out to be retrospectively academic

[@PrincipeMNE]

Yeah right 😌no more videos on tik tok 🤣

[@maxmustermann-cy9zn]

@@PrincipeMNE How is your 3 day miitar special operation going?

[@PrincipeMNE]

@@maxmustermann-cy9zn 3 day? It took USA 20 years to occupy Afghanistan and they failed so yeah 3 days for space marines it's possible

[@maxmustermann-cy9zn]

@@PrincipeMNEThe US won, Afghanistan lost after the US pulled out. The entire force lost less people in 20 years than russia loses in a month

[@PrincipeMNE]

@@maxmustermann-cy9zn when did us win any war? Dude don't make me laugh

[@luskvideoproductions869]

Now that we've had 6 weeks of the Russo-Ukrainian War in full effect, I'm curious to know how decimated the participating Russian divisions/brigades are now, and how well (or how quickly) the Russian ground forces have been able to re-org and/or replenish this structure. Also...while this "modernization" has been much talked about, its clear that much of this modernization is either just window-dressing, or has flat-out NOT been implemented...or both. Because it's clear there's already an issue with the Russian Army's communications network, otherwise all that radio chatter intercepted by the Ukraine/Western intelligence services would not be occurring.

[@MrCrazyfizik]

So it's been about 11 weeks, the Russian army fully controls Kherson and Lugansk, as well as most of the Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions, and also small border areas of the Nikolaev, Kharkiv and Krivoy Rog regions. That is, out of 24 regions of Ukraine, the Russian army and pro-Russian forces of 4 regions, 3 regions are under threat. And the total area of territories under the control of Russian and pro-Russian forces is 15% (7% before the invasion), which, for example, is larger than the territory of such a European countries as the Czech Republic or Hungary. In fact, the Russian army in the Donbas is slowly breaking one fortified area after another, and Ukrainians have set up a lot of fortified areas on the territory of Donbass for 8 years, so it will last a long time. And during this time, the Ukrainian armed forces were unable to conduct any major offensive operation. In fact, Ukrainian troops are only stubbornly defending themselves and conducting raids, and this is despite the mobilization carried out, the gigantic military assistance to Ukraine from the US and the EU, and this is even despite the fact that the Russian army has deployed troops of a smaller number than the Ukrainian army has. According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, only part of the troops from the forces that the Russian army has allocated against Ukraine are participating in active battles, and the offensive has not even begun in full force. That is, Russia involved not just less forces than the Ukrainian army, but much less: of the about 90 BTGs allocated to attack Ukraine (which is less than half of the ground forces), Russia has so far involved no more than 60-70 in active battles (for what reason most of the forces are kept in reserve is an interesting question). The number of Russian troops involved against Ukraine is less than 100 thousand people, while the Ukrainian army has a strength of more than 200 thousand people. In other words, the Ukrainian army, having superiority in numbers with the active support of NATO countries over the past 11 weeks, cannot counterattack the Russian army, but can only defend itself from the Russian army, which has involved only a small part of its forces. In fact, the Ukrainian army in 11 weeks was able to conduct only one successful military operation - the sinking of one cruiser "Moskva", which was unaccompanied. However, this has nothing to do with ground operations in the Donbas, where most of the Ukrainian army is concentrated, and where the Russian army is purposefully attacking. No other APU successes have been shown for weeks. And at the same time, the Russian army continues to launch missile and bomb attacks throughout Ukraine for all 11 weeks (i.e., the Ukrainian air defense and missile defense system is not able to resist this). As for the "radio interception": is there any evidence that the intercepted radio communications are not fake? The fact is that the authenticity of the intercepted conversations is not possible. Also, the same set of callsigns appear in the intercepted conversations, i.e. radio communications of only one military unit out of many were intercepted, which may well have outdated communications compared to other military units, since there are a lot of military units in the Russian army and they are very heterogeneous (just like in any other large army). Or the radio communication of one particular unit was compromised (after all, espionage operations are also not excluded). This is a very strange war where, on the one hand, Russia did not use its forces at full power and does not seem to have plans for full control over Ukraine (in general, the operative plan was already clear for the 2nd week - the purpose of the operation is only Donbass and the Ukrainian troops concentrated there, which are just slowly being squeezed out), in while Ukraine, who has been preparing for this war for 8 years and with the active help of a large number of people, the country is fighting in full force, trying to defend herself stubbornly, but still is not able to reverse the situation on the battlefield. As a result, this conflict has turned into a war of attrition (where Ukraine has no chance, and economic losses for Ukraine this year may amount to 30-45% of GDP), and it seems that politics plays a much bigger role in this war than full-scale combat operation.

[@luskvideoproductions869]

@@MrCrazyfizik Well...that's not entirely true, the Russians have completely withdrawn across the northern region around Kyiv, and they wouldn't have done so if their positions were still tenable, so it's not like the Ukrainians have been "unsuccessful" in counter-attacking...otherwise, the Russians would have just dug it, they retreated substantially from that region and move (depleted) forces over to the East. The fact is, the Ukrainian military (according to Gen. Ben Hodges) has been well trained at delaying Russian advances, and on top of that, decapitating the command and control structure of the Russian forces (and all but admittedly thanks to U.S./Western intel help). So no, they are not really an offensive force (yet). But neither has the Russian army...you take at face value that they have massive reserves not committed to this fight yet, but a lot of that is probably related to the conscripted nature of what military forces they have left in that region: they literally used up some of their best units in the 1st days of the war...and now that the next wave of conscriptions are coming up to the front, who have no motivation to get themselves killed...why WOULD the Russian generals tell them to get up to the front when they would just get slaughtered. Im not gonna argue about the false-flag radio traffic...other than to say Western intel services probably know better than you or I just how weak the chain of command communications are with the Russian forces...whether these recordings are just clever tidbits coming from Ukraine, who knows. Bottomline: Russia is a paper tiger, and the longer this war goes on, the worse off they are gonna be...and at some point, Putin will really need an off-ramp to get out of this mess, and then the question is: will Zelenskyy make some territorial concessions to bring this to an end. Because right now, it's in Ukraine's best interest to play defense and try to let the clock run down some...it's gonna be painful for them as a country, for the people and the economy...but eventually, it's going to be increasingly painful for Russia. You watch: if Putin gets desperate and calls for a general mobilization, that's when the outer provinces (who are doing most of the dying in this conflict, cuz it's not personnel conscripted from the major metro areas, where news of funerals travels fast) are gonna start disobeying conscription calls...then Putin's govt. is gonna be a real mess.

[@sharanmaran8312]

@@MrCrazyfizik L

[@TheEggedEgg]

@BattleOrder I must correct you, RPG is not "Rocket Propelled Granade", its Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт, which in english means: Handheld Anti-Tank Grenade Launcher😅

[@Alpharius_20]

Great stuff. I've been looking for something just like this for a while now. Looking forward to you covering some VDV, Naval Infantry, or even Spetsnaz stuff.

[@f.wallace8969]

Spoiler alert* they all die.

[@Alpharius_20]

@@f.wallace8969 Oh, how much change a year can bring.

[@f.wallace8969]

@@Alpharius_20 lol, yeah. Noone factored in the wildcards.. gross incompetence and corruption.😂 I thought they were better too...

[@scottharbeck864]

Thank you for this information. I teach a class about this exact thing, with different sources. We seem to have very similar information, which is reassuring.

[@tommylawton6253]

1 year later, this video is obsolete

[@GuidoMillonezz]

Man, I love this...its all excellence, you are a master!

[@tommyzDad]

6:50: Now if game developers would build tactical games that had AI that actually dismounted and deployed like that!

[@vercingetorix5708]

Without instantly getting run over by the driver.

[@BobbyB1928]

The Wargame series does a decent protrayal of mechanized infantry.

[@Someone-lr6gu]

Check out Combat Mission Shock Force 2 or Combat Mission Black Sea. You'll probably like it.

[@janbo8331]

"Dismount tactics DLC $50"

[@srmen1]

@@janbo8331 the Russians clearly didn't fork out for that DLC!

[@onesones899]

Отлично рассказал быт мотострелков.Браво!

[@cbrefb3379]

Забыл рассказать про краденные унитазы

[@Wayfarer.731]

​@@cbrefb3379очередной НПС прибежал

[@cbrefb3379]

​@@Wayfarer.731готовь себе черный пакет

[@RedboRF]

criminally underrated channel. thanks mate

[@arcavahaethon2669]

Call solid wall "nazi", charge wall directly with head, save money for groceries by spending very little on fuel

[@augusto8821]

Write "Z" on your tanks... "Z" for Zombie Army

[@garryb374]

The radar is not for compensation over lack of optics. Radar is for situations like snow storms and dust storms and heavy rain where optics are just no good. The French also have battlefield radar and their night vision optics are just fine. The radar are often mounted on support weapons like 12.7mm cal HMGs and 30mm automatic grenade launchers.

[@gargara77]

In Russia ; Needs no tactic just put entire army in APC's convoys add some tanks also don't forget adding 30-40 years old weird veichles too then drive straight to targets by using highways. Being easy targets for ambushes, airstrikes is main concept

[@augusto8821]

The russian tactic is the most stupid thing i have ever seen in war..

[@Dysputant]

Meanwhile in modern Russia : JUST SEND IN KIDS !

[@jwyliecullick8976]

Actual factual content and no sloganeering. Thank you.

[@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl]

Russian IFV's can swim their tanks can ford rivers by driving on the bottom (preparation required). Choke point are therefore avoided.

[@neilgriffiths6427]

Think this vid might just comprise the entire training regime for those shiny new conscripts Ruzzia have mobilised.

[@ФедяКрюков-в6ь]

Btw were are some vague rumors of battalion TOE changes since 2008 reforms. Motor-rifle brigades seem to grow from 3500 to 4200-4500 men total, possibly with addition of one extra platoon to rifle companies (but squads reduced to 7 men). Additionally AGLs seems to be divided between companies and the second BMP returns to company command squad, making 15 BMPs per company. Must not be true for regiments in divisions (they more akin to soviet-era TOE) and probably not true for every brigade. Strong rumor suggests engineer and recon squads detached from rifle battalions to form additional company in engineer and recon battalions respectively

[@BattleOrder]

Interesting. The 2nd Company HQ BMP rumor I had seen, but not the 4th platoon. I haven't seen much credible in writing so didn't feel confident reporting it

[@BattleOrder]

If true would the 2nd BMP just be the grenade launcher squad's pre-existing BMP?

[@ФедяКрюков-в6ь]

@@BattleOrder alternatively, it can be 4 squad platoons (then that would be roughtly the same number of men for increased number of fighting vehicles). Probably true only for BMP formations then. I have zero proof on any of the facts myself anyway, so that's all just a fuel for imagination) At least reserve officer training manuals I've seen so far operates more or less old TOEs.

[@ФедяКрюков-в6ь]

@@BattleOrder well, the last thing to leak into the internet was 'super new look' brigade which had rigle battalions without dedicated agl platoon but with 15 bmps in a rifle company. With one bmp being a agl squad vehicle, there is little room to divide other 14 bmps other than 2 at the compant command plus 4 times 3 or 3 times 4 in maneuver platoons.

[@ФедяКрюков-в6ь]

@@BattleOrder bmpd.livejournal.com/157478.html - a leak source. Btw it says 'heavy brigade', we officially have only one heavy brigade (21th guards motor rifle brigade - so called 'experimental organisation'), but since then there were number of proofs about motor-rifle brigades being 4000+ men in total (more than in 2008 TOE).

[@Vlad__b1401]

New Russian battle tactics: Ivan, you run for the washing machine, and I'll deal with the toilet! Erzhan! Cover me, I'm retraining with the fridge!!!

[@notnice94]

Russian infantry tactics 2022: >Go into battle. >Lose half of manpower and technicals. >Retreat and spread fake news that you won the battle.

[@Neuromancer2310]

Pathetic No honor

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

Rybar: aViAtIoN iS aCtIvE

[@IoachimSavianPopovici]

This was so interesting! I'm definitely going to use this in my Arma 3 scenarios

[@southernknight9983]

That was awesome info! I love learning about Russian doctrine and tactics.

[@leef8433]

Well you can see them in action now!

[@augusto8821]

As we see in Ukraine... It only theory... In reality the russian army is like a Group of incompetence uncoordinated chicken

[@horusthehorse]

Guess that 'reordering' didn't help much, huh?

[@Derzolus]

Well it didnt't work , did it ?

[@CitizenH1]

This aged like prison hooch.

[@TheTeodorsoldierabvb]

Kudos for including the "There is no better training, comrades, than fighting to survive!" theme from COD 2 :D

[@destroyerarmor2846]

Cool

[@bushcraftnorway]

looks good on paper.. IRL, not so much

[@yakivpopavich]

Glad to see all the Ukrainian Civilian casualties thus far, I hope Putin deploys a ICBM or his bombers and turns Kiev into ash and rubble. 🇷🇺

[@PanzerKorps-uv5lg]

Very qualitative Channel tanks you

[@eshdizzle]

Well done! I was especially interested in the Company level radar. Interesting bit of kit for the formation.

[@cbrefb3379]

Russian propaganda fairy tales- in real army no one radars

[@thomasglessner6067]

Thank you for the commentary.

[@fliesentischinvestor2297]

This did not aged well, nowdays the just drive into urban warfare without support and get blown away by St.Javalin

[@mlc4495]

It's fucking ridiculous right? The entire Russian/Chinese military doctrine blown to shit by hand held MANPADS and cheap Turkish drones. Every military college in the world is going to have to completely re-write their entire staff training courses now thanks to Ukraine proving that highly mobile, light infantry warfare employing next-generation handheld weaponry is the future. I have a feeling that tanks aren't gonna be a thing within 20 years.

[@joetheperformer]

That Medal of Honor soundtrack hits some nostalgic feels man.

[@joshuacantu7155]

Who's here for Ukraine study

[@carloschircop2063]

Me dude

[@QasimAlKhuzaie]

I immediately subscribed after watching this video! Great job!!

[@snadem506]

An amazing video! But 2 notes. I myself am an FO squad leader in an finnish mechanized battalion. And i just wanted to note that mechanized units almost never dig trenches or heavy fortifications we are all about speed. And also a tank would never retreat to friendly lines by turning around exposing its rear to an enemy wich it has engaged.

[@BattleOrder]

The tank turning around point is fair; I just did it so it was obvious what was going on. But as for mechanized forces, the entire Russian infantry force (except for like the parts of the VDV not mounted in the BMD) are motorized or mechanized in MT-LB, BTRs, or BMPs. And most infantry brigades ahve 3 infantry battalions and 1 tank battalion, so even Russia's lightest main forces (motorized rifle brigades) have tanks to reinforce a defense or act as a reserve. As far as I know this isn't the case in Finland with its Armoured Brigade, but I may be wrong about that. No armor-centric force can remain on the offense at all times. Sometimes the infantry are going to have to conduct a prepared defense. If the Motor Rifles don't do it, then all who are left to do it are Russia's proxies (as in Ukraine)

[@snadem506]

@@BattleOrder good point. But atleast here we dont hunker down so hard because the armored vehicles give us protection and when we stop the enemy assault we fire on/behind them with artillery and the reserve force and some of the defending force will allways counter attack and try to push them back. Because if we are right up at their bussines when they start to retreat they cant fire artillery on us or they are likely to hit their own troops. That is allso why we use artillery behind the enemy force so they are trapped between artillery fire and advancing force of tanks and men.

[@snadem506]

@@BattleOrder and allso big armoured forces must keep moving or the chances of them being spotted and fired upon by artillery and anti tank cluster rockets gets really high after a few days. Ofcourse they stop to refuel and rest but then usually another unit will take their place and go on with the attack. But like i said amazing video love u dude ☺️

[@clouster75]

@@snadem506 I wonder what is a tactic for dealing with huge combined arms assault force (standard 3:1)? You are going to counter-attack them too?

[@snadem506]

@@clouster75 first we stop them. Then we drop a shit ton of arty on them and if they try and regroup/fall back then fuck yeah well push them as far as theyll go

[@justing.3541]

Thank you as always for listing your sources!

[@henryhamilton4087]

It's fascinating to watch them have all of this organization and supporting elements, and then just having them all crumble apart when they actually go to fight. Rest in Pieces.

[@henryhamilton4087]

@@ayrnovem9028 just read some of the reports against how they're doing in the war and their material losses. Same goes for the Russian armor video and VDVs.

[@simplymadness8849]

Crumble? It’s only been 2 days and they’re fighting an army trained and armed with modern weapons by major western powers. Of course some tanks and planes are going to be destroyed. It’s way too early to call yet so I wouldn’t get hopes up.

[@multidoor6928]

@@ayrnovem9028 yeah and Russia says they have 0 losses and their vdv kills 200 nazis every hour 😂

[@onlything.6276]

Well they ceased to exist

[@elitedota2302]

А я в ремонтной роте служил, правда она не относится к мотострелковому батальону. Ремонтная рота отдельная рота поддержки, которая напрямую подчиняется заместителю командира бригады по вооружению. Да служил я 2 года.. Насыщенная служба была, ремонтировали все подряд, начиная от пистолетов заканчивая ремонтом грузовых автомобилей и бронетрснспортеров :)

[@skyrim654]

Good stuff

[@BattleOrder]

Glad you enjoyed

[@blacktoast_2158]

10:40 Russia has a variety of artillery and can vary from unit to unit but it can be divided into 3 sections: Rocket artillery, Self-propelled artillery and towed artillery. Some examples are the BM series of MLRS, The 2S19 SPG, and a Msta-B gun

[@morokolli8700]

Good document!!.. Greets from Finland!!🦅🇫🇮

[@jamesscalzo3033]

Loved the video @BattleOrder! Can't wait for the next video man! This might be a Decent way to Create and Play BMP-1, BMP-2 and BTR-60 Motor Rifle Battalions in Team Yankee by Battlefront Miniatures. Just Space the Miniatures out to 1 Inch being 10 Meters or Something like that so that you can deal out the Most Damage you Possibly Can in a Game, whilst also retaining Some Semblance of actual Combat Doctrine. Let me know what you think about this and I'll catch you in your next video man!

[@chrisfrancis8822]

Russian infantry tactics in Ukraine: Send scared, confused teenagers to surrender to the enemy.

[@markenaize5361]

Officially from russian government and proven by themselves, russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine are mercenary soldiers and officers only, just like in US army. What's about Ukraine soldiers who're putting their artillery and other vehicles in the middle of the towns with citizens still living in their houses? Isn't that a war crime or something? Plus, man, you 100% don't live in Ukraine or in Russia, so, without personal experience, howsoever you'll try to make russian army look like fascists, you'll be wrong.

[@in42u]

@@markenaize5361 They are facists: shelling cities and killing civilians

[@cisco8237]

I mean from what I have seen from many many reports not just one source, even just now the Russians are literally doing long range shelling on civilian locations indiscriminately resulting in 100s of Ukrainian casualties, Russia is clearly the aggressive attack here and comitting war crimes. This war is straight hell on the Ukrainians rn, but even Russian troops are suffering plenty of casualties and lots are just deserting and being taken as POWs, their armored columns are getting destroyed by ambushes. That being said lots of Ukrainian major cities coming under massive shelling and sieges.

[@Tounguepunchfartbox]

@@markenaize5361 coping so hard😂

[@LoveFactorySweatShop]

@@markenaize5361 hey man. DJT not looking. You don't have shill for Russia...