Người lính Nga chỉ còn cách Markus 4 mét, và điều duy nhất anh có thể nhìn thấy là ánh chớp từ đầu súng của người lính Nga khi hắn ta bắn vào anh. Markus vội vàng bắn trả. Nhưng không ai trong số họ bắn trúng đối phương. Khi bụi đất bắn tung lên và quân Nga đang rút lui, Markus giơ khẩu súng trường lên và bắn xối xả về phía trước theo kiểu Somali. Anh không bắn trúng kẻ thù, nhưng điều quan trọng là anh có sự yểm trợ của hỏa lực.
Valerii Markus là một trung sĩ thuộc Lữ đoàn cơ giới riêng biệt Mahura số 47 , Ukraine, sở dĩ anh sống sót trở về từ chiến trường là vì Ukraine đã thắng trong trận chiến ở làng Robotyne. Khung cảnh chiến tranh như vậy chính là điều anh đã nói với phóng viên tờ "Daily Telegraph" của Anh.
Một phóng viên của tờ "Daily Telegraph" của Anh gần đây đã phỏng vấn một số binh sĩ của Lữ đoàn bộ binh cơ giới Ukraine số 47. Hôm nay chúng ta sẽ sử dụng báo cáo này để thảo luận về những khó khăn mà Ukraine phải đối mặt ở khu vực Zaporizhzhia.
The Russian soldier was only 4 meters away from Marcus,
and the only thing he could see was the light from the Russian soldier's gun when he shot at him.
Marcus hurriedly shot back, but none of them shot at the enemy.
When the ground shook and the Russian army retreated,
Marcus raised his gun and shot forward like a Somali.
He did not shoot at the enemy, but the important thing was that he had the help of firepower.
Valeriy Marcus is a soldier of the Mahura 47th Ukrainian separatist regiment.
The reason he survived the battle was that Ukraine had won the battle in the village of Robotin.
The scene of the war is what he said to a reporter at the Daily Telegraph.
A reporter at the Daily Telegraph recently interviewed some of the soldiers of the 47th Ukrainian separatist regiment.
Today we will use this report to discuss the difficulties that Ukraine has to face in the Saporizhzhya region.
First, we need to understand the geographical situation.
The Saporizhzhya region is completely covered by vast plains.
Many agricultural trees are planted on these plains that are endless.
Any army that launches an attack on the terrain like this will be seen by the enemy's drones,
and then become the target of artillery and long-range anti-tank missiles.
However, in the vast plains, there are always forests lined up in rows.
These forests are formed along a line, so people do not call them forests, but rows of trees.
These trees were deliberately planted by Ukrainian farmers here to block the wind,
to prevent the surface of the soil and new seeds from being blown away by the wind.
In the summer, areas formed by pine trees, pomegranate trees, and cypress trees become wonderful hiding places.
Many Ukrainians and Russians use these forests to set up a front line along a row of trees,
when you deploy a battleship into your front line in the forest.
Even if the enemy knows you are hiding in the forest,
they will not be able to know the exact location of each battleship and small shells.
Even if you can use a large-scale firepower to cover up,
the accuracy is not good and only causes waste of ammunition.
Ukrainian soldiers told reporters that while the Russian army is fighting and wasting ammunition,
they are like mice or cockroaches moving from one hole to another to try to survive.
That is the basis of defense. Russia is doing the same thing on the other side.
That is one of the reasons why Ukraine is difficult to defeat Russia,
and the other side is playing cat and mouse in a proud war.
Both Ukraine and Russia, to understand this logic,
should focus on fighting on the battlefield of Saporizhzhia,
just as skillful as these rows of trees.
When you move up a few hundred meters, it means you move to a new tree row a few hundred meters away.
In this forest, in addition to the battleships for the infantry,
Russia even hides its artillery behind the forest.
In addition to the natural cover formed by the forest,
the biggest problem that Ukraine has to face is bombing.
When British journalists talk to soldiers,
the word bombing is mentioned the most.
Soldiers were informed that the Saporizhzhia region now has the most dense minefield on Earth.
The commander of the 47th brigade told reporters that,
let's put it this way, this is different from what you learned from textbooks.
When we got here, we realized that the Russians had developed and developed.
They are creating complex systems that even high-level special forces will find very difficult.
The level of bombing that Russia deploys in the front is much higher than what is taught
and learned in military schools.
Here there are anti-armor mines, there are also killings and bombing mines.
The advance of the Ukrainian army is very difficult,
although Germany sponsors the minesweeper, but the number is small.
Moreover, they have become the main target of the Russian unmanned aerial attack plane.
In this situation, it is unimaginable that most of the work to destroy the mines in Ukraine
is done by hand.
The soldiers often work at dusk and dusk,
because there is enough light at this time to observe the situation on the ground,
and the light is enough not to be discovered by the Russian unmanned aerial attack plane.
But limiting such working hours will also shorten the time for work.
For Russia, the deployment of mines is very easy.
They can deploy them in a few minutes,
while for Ukraine, it takes a lot of time to destroy them,
because you don't know where the threat comes from.
It can be on the left, right, front, back, or right under your feet.
The Russian army even has some clear targets to attract the attention of the soldiers,
and the real target is on the other side.
This also leads to another bad consequence,
that is, the time to destroy Ukraine's mines is much longer than Russia's scheduled time.
This means that even when Ukraine advances,
the Russian side has enough time to deploy more mines in the next position.
It can be said that in this war in Zaporizhzhia,
mines are the biggest problem that Ukraine has to face.
However, Ukraine does not have no way.
Russia, while establishing the mines, has to leave a certain margin,
because Russia has to prepare the supply routes for itself,
as well as the advance and retreat routes.
The discovery of a gap in this minefield has become important information for Ukraine's attack.
In an interview, Ukrainian soldiers shared an example of an attack on the village of Robutyn.
In a forest, there is a large Russian battleship.
The front is protected by a dense minefield.
The 47th Brigade tried to occupy this position three times, but failed.
Luckily, the reconnaissance of Ukraine's unmanned aircraft,
then discovered a gap in the Russian minefield,
so it decided to deploy the position along this gap.
After the night fell, four Prahlad infantry fighting vehicles drove deep into the forest,
advanced forward and successfully reached the Russian military's center of the field.
Ukrainian soldiers immediately got out of the car and launched an attack.
Ukrainian soldiers went to the entrance of the minefield,
and the whole group carried a grenade launcher.
In the first two minutes, Ukrainian soldiers were attacked.
The soldiers told the British journalists,
At first, we guessed that the enemy would be destroyed by the grenade
and Prahlad infantry fighting vehicles, but they didn't.
Instead, the Russian army retaliated with grenades and detonated three grenades in a row in the battlefield,
injuring a Ukrainian soldier.
The situation became very urgent.
But Ukrainian soldiers still held on to the battlefield.
Lieutenant-Colonel Markus called the rear to ask for backup.
After contacting the headquarters of the battalion, the backup army arrived in the battlefield.
Ukraine successfully captured the battlefield.
Through an interview with the British newspaper Daily Telegraph,
we can better understand what happened ahead in Saborizhia.
Here I would like to summarize for you a few points as follows.
First, the mines are still Ukraine's number one enemy.
Russia's speed of mine-throwing is always faster than Ukraine's mine-bombing speed.
However, Ukraine is very lacking equipment for mine-bombing.
This poses a huge challenge for Ukraine.
Second, the battle takes place along the trees, from one forest to another.
Russian positions are often positioned in the forest,
and there are a lot of mines deployed right in front of the battlefield.
The third point is that in the Saborizhia battle,
Russia did not fall right from the first collision.
In the Kharkiv counterattack launched by Ukraine in September last year,
many Russian troops immediately abandoned their defensive positions and retreated to the rear
after colliding with Ukrainian armored attacks.
and was attacked by Himmars.
This is one of the reasons why Ukraine was able to make significant progress in the city of Kharkiv last year.
And this year in the city of Saborizhia,
Russia could not easily leave its battlefield.
The fourth point is the poor quality of Western equipment.
Although the anti-tank missiles shot them, the troops were safe.
In this interview, Ukrainian soldiers also mentioned the important role of the battalion,
when Ukraine penetrated Russia's defense line and established positions in the frontline.
The country has often faced strong counterattacks from Russia.
At the moment, the battalion may play a significant role,
making it easy to disrupt Russia's counterattack,
because its firepower has covered a large area.
This will help Ukraine strengthen its position in the front line and have more time.
Ukrainian soldiers said that the battalion was moved to the right time and had a great impact.
In addition to bullets, Ukraine also mentioned armored vehicles supported by the United States,
German Leopard 2 tanks and US Raleigh infantry fighting vehicles.
These are all new weapons equipped for the 47th Mechanized Infantry Regiment.
On June 7, the first day of Ukraine's counterattack,
soldiers placed a lot of hope in the equipment of the United States.
But everything changed a few hours later.
The Ukrainian attack force found shelter along the trees,
but very quickly rushed to Russia's plain.
The minefield could not be destroyed directly by armored vehicles,
but it would make the armored vehicles fragile and lie on the ground.
At this time, Russia launched an anti-tank missile team to attack the armored vehicle.
The Chinese soldier Marcus sat on a Raleigh infantry fighting vehicle supported by the United States that night.
Russia's K-52 helicopter used an anti-tank missile to shoot directly at the fighting vehicle that Marcus was driving.
The fire around, the Raleigh vehicle was hit, but luckily all the people in the vehicle survived.
This shows that the ability to protect the US armored vehicle is quite good.
One very interesting point in this interview is that in pre-war battles,
Ukrainian soldiers preferred to use Russian AK rifles instead of the M-16 rifles supplied by the West.
Ukrainian soldiers commented that the US rifle was very accurate and easy to use,
but when in battle, it was too long and easily lost in the mud.
Marcus said that in this case, you don't need accuracy, but you need a lot of firepower to suppress the enemy on the ground.
This report by the UK's Daily Telegraph interviewed many soldiers of the 47th Infantry Regiment
who are fighting in the frontline to help us better understand what is happening in the frontline.
Since Ukraine's counterattack in June, the achievements are still limited.
The reason is that they have to face different difficulties and obstacles.
Ukrainian soldiers have used their courage and blood to prove to the world that Ukraine is capable of defeating Russia
and regain the territory that has been occupied.
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