Russo-Ukrainian War: What Zaluzhnyi Actually Wrote

William Walter Kay Nov 15, 2023

The clearest, most authoritative, and comprehensive depiction of the current state of the Russo-Ukrainian War is Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s recent 4,500-word treatise: Modern Positional Warfare and How to Win in It. Here’s a high-fidelity abridgement of that document. (Western military equipment, endorsed by Zaluzhnyi, are hyperlinked to their corporate brochures.)

Mid-2023 the Russo-Ukrainian War assumed positional (non-maneuverable) forms reminiscent of 1914-18 trench warfare. Positional forms favor Russia. Ukraine must implement FIVE non-trivial transformations to overcome the positional crisis.  

1. Gain Air Superiority.................
2. Breaching Mine Barriers.................
3. Build-up Electronic Warfare (EW) Capabilities...............
4. Improve Counter-Artillery Effectiveness ...................
5. Create and Train Necessary Reserves..............

Recommendations:..............Finally, high rates of fire drain Ukraine’s already inadequate munition stocks. Russia spends lavishly on munitions, and benefits from pre-war preparation. Russia maintains munition superiority by expanding production capacity. Partners’ munition production increases require a year or two to reach needed scales. Ukraine could mitigate munitions inferiority by destroying Russian warehouses (thereby lengthening Russian trucking distances) with long-range missiles...........To Read More...