“Battalions should not rush from corner to corner”: Lieutenant General Gurulev criticized the use of BTG on a wide front
After the start of the special operation of the RF Armed Forces in Ukraine, the BTG became the main tactical unit on the battlefield - a consolidated grouping consisting of separate units of a regiment or brigade. In many ways, their widespread use was due to an acute shortage of personnel, which forced the formation of at least minimally equipped units, which became the BTG - battalions reinforced with personnel and equipment.
- said Lieutenant General Andrei Gurulev, sharply criticizing the organizational and staffing structure that had developed at the front.
In his words, partial mobilization will finally make it possible to fight with full-fledged units, and not with consolidated detachments. This position was actively supported by military commander Alexander Sladkov:
As he noted, the replenishment of the army will allow the formation of reserves in all sectors of the theater of operations, and not regroup units. It is also necessary to achieve a normal rotation of personnel: three months at the front, three at home, three at the training ground and back into battle. This will allow the soldiers to relax, learn new weapon, brush up your skills.
Sladkov explains.
Recall that earlier, many military experts expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of the BTG during hostilities on a front with a length of more than 1000 km.
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