06-08-2024, 03:35 PM
To Outmaneuver Russians, Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade Captured A Radio—N Posed as a Russian Unit, a battle of deception north of Kharkiv, on day Russia celebrates Soviet victory on Nazi Germany—quickly ran into a wall of Ukrainian mechanized brigades. Commanders HQ, all very modern. But sometimes out come hinges on most ancient tenet of warfare: deception. Ukrainian army’s 3rd Assault Brigade, fighting north of Kharkiv this summer, showed how—early morning attack turn into elaborate daytime ruse. Cameras in brigade’s HQ with tanks infantry captured drama.
“Working very carefully, very carefully,” tanks attacked, “I’ll never forget, forgive bastards!” bellowed at unseen Russians tanks fired a few rounds pumped out smoke screen. “Let’s get moving,” an infantry leader said. Ukrainian infantry reached outermost Russian trenches can hear Russian machine gunner just 100 yards away. “Little by little, yes, we moving,” infantry leader urging his soldiers forward & advanced along trench toward the gully—a Russian strongpoint. “We need to shoot tank or mortar there,” a commander said back at to HQ..
One T-72s fired 3 shots. “All shots hit perfectly,” commander observed. Back in trench, a Ukrainian soldier sat bleeding wounded to his hand, another had suffered injury on buttocks. “ass bleeding?". Scrutinizing drone feeds, officers analyzed battle field. As Russian machine gunner “controls two sectors,” officer concluded. Luckily is Ukrainians, a stroke of luck. Ukrainian soldiers found an intact Russian radio, left behind by retreating infantry. “They’re assaulting us,” a Russian soldier complained on his channel.
That radio was an opportunity. “Get frequencies of the radio,” a 3rd Assault Brigade commander barked. “Try to organize it.”
With Russian-speaker!” The Ukrainian’s chatter indicated reinforcements. It's speaking to soldier hopped on captured radio. “We’re 1st Company,” transmitted—part same battalion as Russians in the gully. The Russian machine gun shifted fire to avoid hitting its “allies.”“Let’s go,” the 3rd Assault Brigade infantry leader ordered. “Yell in Russian!”
By then Russians realized soldiers approaching them weren’t fellows Russians, it was too late. They were all but surrounded.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/20...sian-unit/
“Working very carefully, very carefully,” tanks attacked, “I’ll never forget, forgive bastards!” bellowed at unseen Russians tanks fired a few rounds pumped out smoke screen. “Let’s get moving,” an infantry leader said. Ukrainian infantry reached outermost Russian trenches can hear Russian machine gunner just 100 yards away. “Little by little, yes, we moving,” infantry leader urging his soldiers forward & advanced along trench toward the gully—a Russian strongpoint. “We need to shoot tank or mortar there,” a commander said back at to HQ..
One T-72s fired 3 shots. “All shots hit perfectly,” commander observed. Back in trench, a Ukrainian soldier sat bleeding wounded to his hand, another had suffered injury on buttocks. “ass bleeding?". Scrutinizing drone feeds, officers analyzed battle field. As Russian machine gunner “controls two sectors,” officer concluded. Luckily is Ukrainians, a stroke of luck. Ukrainian soldiers found an intact Russian radio, left behind by retreating infantry. “They’re assaulting us,” a Russian soldier complained on his channel.
That radio was an opportunity. “Get frequencies of the radio,” a 3rd Assault Brigade commander barked. “Try to organize it.”
With Russian-speaker!” The Ukrainian’s chatter indicated reinforcements. It's speaking to soldier hopped on captured radio. “We’re 1st Company,” transmitted—part same battalion as Russians in the gully. The Russian machine gun shifted fire to avoid hitting its “allies.”“Let’s go,” the 3rd Assault Brigade infantry leader ordered. “Yell in Russian!”
By then Russians realized soldiers approaching them weren’t fellows Russians, it was too late. They were all but surrounded.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/20...sian-unit/