Russian forces have changed their front–line tactics over the summer, deploying smaller sabotage groups in a bid to break through deep behind the front lines, according to Ukrainian commander–in–chief Oleksandr Syrsky.
The top commander said Russia had switched its front–line tactics and was now deploying small groups of four to six soldiers tasked with breaching Ukraine’s defences:
“Since the beginning of summer, there has been a change in the enemy’s tactics,” Syrsky said on Friday. “Their main task is to penetrate as deeply as possible into our territory, to withdraw, regroup, advance again, and strike deep inside to paralyse our logistics and troop rotations,” he explained.
The Ukrainian military leader said the tactics allow Russian forces to push forward with relatively few troops–though it does not enable them to secure full territorial control.
Syrsky also stated Ukraine was changing some of its own air defence techniques to counter increasing Russian aerial strikes on its cities. That included the greater use of helicopters and light aircraft as well as the development of new drone interceptors.
