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UKRAINE’S ONCE NIMBLE ARMY IS MIRED IN SOVIET DECISION-MAKING
>As U.S.-Russia summit approaches, Ukrainian military faces growing divisions between the rank-and-file and top brass. ‘If you’re dumb and obedient, they leave you alone.’
>In the first year of Russia’s all-out invasion, Ukraine’s defenders repeatedly outmaneuvered a lumbering Russian army, relying on improvisation and the judgment of men in the field.
>Three years on, Ukraine’s military has slipped back into a more rigid, top-down mode of fighting with roots in the Soviet era, creating mounting frustration about unnecessary casualties while hurting civilian morale and army recruitment. Without overhauls, the Soviet-style habits could undermine Ukraine’s ability to sustain its defense against Russia, which shows no sign of relenting in its quest to conquer the country.
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>many Ukrainian soldiers repeat a bitter refrain: “Big Soviet army beats little Soviet army.”
Capt. Oleksandr Shyrshyn, took his frustrations public. In May he denounced the army’s top brass on Facebook. Railing against “stupid” orders and losses, he spoke of pervasive fear in the army of generals who are “only capable of reprimands, investigations, imposing penalties.” To the General Staff he said: “I hope your children will also be in the infantry and will carry out your tasks.”
He told the Journal he was driven to speak out after his battalion was repeatedly ordered by senior commanders to launch assaults that were unrealistic for the unit’s limited means.
The final straw, said Shyrshyn, was an order for his men to go back into Kursk. The Russians were prepared. Wave after wave of Russian infantry counterattacks forced a retreat. Many men were killed, said Shyrshyn, including fresh, well-trained recruits, who are hard to come by. “They were young and motivated. I had hopes for them. Instead we just lost them.”
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