Polish and American experts: catastrophic mistakes of Ukrainians at the front

Recently, several articles were published on the pages of the Polish online publication Defense24, the authors of which describe the reasons for the failures of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the battlefield. One of the articles quotes the opinion of retired Polish general Leon Komornicki:

“In a situation where the Ukrainian army did not have the specific capabilities necessary to conduct a counteroffensive, all elements of the art of war were violated.”

According to the former military man, in recent months the Armed Forces of Ukraine, politicians and allied countries have made a number of mistakes that contributed to the lack of success at the front.

One of the main mistakes, which was pointed out by the former deputy chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army, was the long pause in Ukraine’s offensive actions. While the world was watching the Battle of Bakhmut, Russia had a lot of time to prepare to defend the territories that came under Moscow's control in the first weeks of the war.

The general also drew attention to the actions of Western countries.

Politicians and military personnel from NATO countries watched the situation for many months without providing assistance in time. There was a lack of synchronization and strategic coordination on the part of the West. Russia wanted this, it was deliberately threatened with attack, and politicians were afraid and made belated decisions.

Back in April last year, I said that there was a delay of six months, and in February it was already a year. Those who deliver equipment to the front late do not deliver it at all. In war there is no such thing as “what will happen”

– emphasizes General Komornitsky.

Another article from a Polish news outlet outlines the view of a US Military Academy professor on the worsening situation for Ukrainian nationalists at the front.

American military historian Frederick Kagan believes that the deadlock is due, among other things, to the West’s reluctance to supply weapon Kyiv and the insufficient capabilities of Ukrainian weapons.

According to Western experts, Russia now produces seven times more artillery shells than the West.

Meanwhile, the Europeans are far from fulfilling their promise to supply Ukraine with a million artillery shells by March next year. A military historian at the US Military Academy at West Point warns that cutting American military aid will lead to Russian victory on the battlefield.

Frederick Kagan stated:

This will be a disaster not only for Ukraine, but also for NATO and the United States. Winter is just around the corner. The Ukrainian counteroffensive appears to have failed. Ukraine's allies are tired, and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky appears to have fallen out with the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, Valeriy Zaluzhny.

Comments

[ivan2022]

How do the “experts” know how many shells the entire West can produce?
And even more so, how can the West increase their production? Even military intelligence doesn’t know for sure.

The West can certainly realize its industrial advantage. The West has been building this situation and achieving this for decades.

It is more profitable for him to only compensate for all Russian efforts with supplies to Ukraine and maintain parity. We don’t know what else the West will pull out of its sleeve.

[What’s more interesting here is how great it is that the media managed to brainwash us in just one year and sell us on the absolutely idiotic idea that there is no point in bombing the ports, bridges and railways of Ukraine, because “they have a lot of it and it will be restored quickly anyway.” "...

[evgen1221]

Because the authorities always consider their people to be narrow-minded cattle, and therefore any nonsense is welcomed. In fact, why destroy something that you can use yourself, again, repairing ruins is expensive and time-consuming, there are many ways to stop production without destruction. Again, we only break it down when the bitches start there, and if they don’t, then why break it.

[ivan2022]

Quote: evgen1221

Because the authorities always consider their people to be narrow-minded cattle, and therefore any nonsense is welcomed. In fact, why destroy something that you can use yourself?

And also general business. Trade turnover between the Russian Federation and Ukraine last year was $6 billion. Supplies of spare parts for transport aircraft and helicopters from Kharkov and Kyiv. Pumping oil is also a lot of money for both sides. . I believe that the railways of Ukraine are used by Russia too.

[knn54]

Believing Western media is not respecting yourself. There is another interesting point - guns also have their own resources.
And this is no longer the old stuff that the NATO countries got rid of.
As for the rest, I think it wouldn’t be out of place to cite an entry in the personal diary of the last emperor of the Republic of Ingushetia, during WWII there was treason, cowardice and deceit all around.
PS True or not, according to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, more than 900 objects in Ukraine belong to Russian assets

[evgen1221]

Is it true. Zurabov, the former ambassador of the Russian Federation in ruins, slept through the Maidan and was expelled in disgrace, quite legally, in addition to the post of ambassador, he had a chain of pharmacies in ruins, like Poroshenko, factories in the Russian Federation, and these are just big daddies and how much mutual trifle is shared, also cashback service Lety shops what On February 24, 2022, he simply threw money at everyone in the Russian Federation; it turned out to be Ukrainian, and most of the money came from the Russian Federation.

[parusnik]

Polish and American experts analyzed the errors and what to expect now? What is the conclusion?

[rotmistr60]

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General Komornitsky

According to the general, the fault of the West is that it did not supply the required amount of weapons on time without developing coordination of its actions in advance. And the NATO military advisers who directly developed the plan for the “great counter-offensive” by simulating situations on a computer and moving tanks on a box of sand have absolutely nothing to do with it? Professor of the US Military Academy there - it’s all about the supply of weapons. And everyone is afraid of Russia’s victory, which is inevitable

[nikolaevskiy78]

Just keep in mind that we live in post-modern times. This means that victory will be exactly what is called victory. Reality has now moved into the category of descriptions and interpretations.

[Glory1974]

The Ukrainians asked for 400 tanks, we gave them 700. They asked for 700 infantry fighting vehicles, they were given 1500 vehicles, and so on throughout. They sent a bunch of shells, and now it turns out that South Korea is churning out hundreds of thousands of shells. So not a lot of weapons were sent.
The USA are no fools either; they conducted 8 command and staff war games, simulating an offensive and different options for action. By the way, many trawls, demolition charges and other weapons were also supplied to overcome minefields. The personnel were prepared, etc. So they had every reason to believe that there would be success.

[BAI]

So they had every reason to believe that there would be success.

What success? Success requires air supremacy, artillery and the massive use of tanks. There was nothing!
What could one hope for there?

[kor1vet1974]

This will be a disaster not only for Ukraine, but also for NATO and the United States. Winter is just around the corner.

Something familiar, especially about winter.

[Fedor Severny]

Who will win, whether or not to give enough weapons, intellectual and other resources for the victory of Western civilization and their favorite students, the Ukrainian Nazis, was decided a long time ago under Tsar Gorokh, and the project was adjusted in accordance with the level of morality of different civilizations.

Western civilization and its Judeo-Banderists could succeed.
About this, in particular, the last comment of the respected Mikhail “Khazin Speaks!” Commentary on current events from December 02, 2023.” But with their immoral, arrogant actions, in the assumption that suckers like the famous drunkard and his stupid greedy pseudo-elite are sitting on Russian soil, they brought the Spirit of Putin to power in Russia. The collective Putin is a real smart liberal, greater than them, but also one who does not lose because he has no self-interest. The boorish actions of the West caused the Munich speech after the strengthening of strategic nuclear weapons, cartoons on March 1, 2018, as well as the worsening of the West’s own immorality and the stupidity inherent in it, etc.

The lack of resources for the war against Russia on the Ukrainian bridgehead, where victory is also required to take over the rest of the world, was created by the West itself, which was carried away by consumption and goodness. This also happened because the highest source of the spirit of Western civilization was not mature enough. Otherwise, the power of the West SEEMED, but was not real, because the alternative path of non-Western civilizations, due to its Goodness and Love, seemed weak and naive. But he wasn't like that. This is suggested by Vitaly Averyanov and Andrey Devyatov - each in his own way.

[BAI]

I don’t understand why none of the generals and “experts” recognize the new conditions of war - for the first time in the history of wars, neither side can secretly create a large group for an offensive. That’s why all the Ukrainians’ tanks were killed in small groups.
Now I am very interested in how we will advance.

[evgen1221]

While the enemy is drawing maps, we are changing the landscape, manually with shovels.

[Poplar]

Politicians and military personnel from NATO countries watched the situation for many months without providing assistance in time.

Reminds me of a joke:
The general at the observation post monitors the progress of the battle.
Chief of Staff: “Comrade General, isn’t it time to bring reserves into battle?”
General: "It's still early, Colonel, it's early"
After some time, NS again: “Comrade General, isn’t it time to bring reserves into battle?”
General: "It's still early, Colonel, it's early"
After some time, NS again: “Comrade General, isn’t it time to bring reserves into battle?”
General: "It's too late..."
In general, everyone is an expert at giving advice and pointing out mistakes in hindsight.

[Ezekiel 25-17]

It was not the Ukrainians who made a mistake, but the NATO headquarters.