/ world today news/ The New York Times newspaper talks about the fears of the Ukrainian army and the new tactics of Russian drone operators. The publication made a voluminous report from Zaporozhye, describing the state of the Ukrainian army on the eve of the Russian offensive. There are several notable points in the article that should be noted. And here’s why…
It is a fact that one of the most authoritative American newspapers, The New York Times, was founded in the middle of the 19th century by Henry Raymond as an independent media. In the very first issue, the editor’s column was titled “Nonpartisan, Independent Thought.”
However, today the publication’s politics are very closely aligned with the Democratic Party’s agenda, which is why all key material is written in line with White House policy. And the views of the authors of the posts correlate strongly with the views of key figures in the US ruling party.
So what do Americans see in the steppes of Zaporozhye?
“We’re exhausted”
According to the text of the publication, along the entire 600-kilometer line of combat contact, Ukraine is now officially engaged exclusively in defense. Only to the south, in the area of the so-called “Crane Promontory”, weak attempts to attack are still being made.
Morale is good. But physically we are very exhausted— the author quotes the words of the commander of the 117th separate mechanized battalion with the characteristic call sign “Shira”, who continues to be cheerful.
The captured village of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region — the same one through which the Ukrainian Army will have to pass on the second day of the counteroffensive on the way to the Sea of Azov — became the limit and end of the entire operation. The battalions of the Ukrainian armed forces stationed there are attacked daily by the Russians. And that pressure is only growing.
According to soldiers interviewed by American journalists, in recent weeks it has become more dangerous than ever to operate near the front lines.
“These are the gates of hell”
Ukrainian soldiers, accustomed to artillery fire, complained to American reporters that since March they have been terrified by the destructive power of the planned aerial bombs.
We are talking about FAB-500 aerial bombs and even heavier aviation ammunition with universal planning and correction modules /UMPK/.
It’s like a plane falling on you. It’s like the gates of hell– admitted a 27-year-old soldier with the call sign “Kit” from the 14th National Guard Brigade.
According to him, such “gifts” can arrive with a frequency of up to eight times an hour. No underground bunkers can save you from them.
The town of Orekhovo in Zaporozhye, about 12 miles north of Rabotino, once served as a command post for the counteroffensive. There was a control center and warehouses, spare parts. Now, in the words of journalists, it is an “empty shell” – almost all buildings are destroyed, there are huge bomb craters around.
„The state helps them!
This is how Americans describe the life of the Ukrainian military:
Soldiers move carefully through the area, living mostly in dungeons and constantly hiding.
The reason for the increased attention is drones. The abundance of Russian “birds” forced Ukrainian soldiers to abandon the use of equipment and move on foot.
Traveling in any combat vehicle is extremely dangerous– Kaza Ukrainian National Guardsman with the positive sign “Barbarian”.
Soldiers from his unit said they had abandoned their armored vehicles since September:
The positions can only be reached on foot.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces, of course, have drones. Short of ammunition, it is the last real weapon against armored vehicles and Russian fighters. Increasingly, however, their flights are interrupted by means of radio-electronic warfare. Air Force soldiers estimate that only one in six to seven drones hits the target, while most are lost due to radio interference.
I got the impression that in Russia the interest in drones is at the state level,– complains the same “Kit” to the publication. He did not forget to use a bad word for his own leadership. They say that so far only volunteers and community activists have supplied drones to Ukraine’s armed forces.
I believe our government needs to do more– he said.
Drones are provocateurs
The Ukrainian military shared with journalists its observations of the new tactics of Russian drone operators. They share that the Russians “quickly learned our tactics and began to invent new ones.”
According to a fighter with the call sign “Tabletka”, our drones can fly to the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and play an audio recording of active shooting. Soldiers sitting underground in cover jump out, thinking they are being attacked by an assault group, and receive a homing grenade from above.
Another trick. The drones began to “smoke” the infantry with tear gas grenades. First, such a grenade is thrown, and then with a fragmentary ammunition they destroy the soldiers who escaped from the smoke-filled shelter.
The general impression of journalists is that the Ukrainian army is drained of blood and physically exhausted. The losses are not named, but they are terrible. According to soldiers with whom NYT reporters were able to speak, in recent months almost all have been injured or miraculously survived. The losers in such conditions, as a rule, are much more…
We don’t have enough soldiers. We have weapons, but not enough people– admitted the intelligence commander of the 117th brigade with the call sign “Banderas”.
The authors of the material tried to bring optimism at the end and described an attack by drones of the Ukrainian armed forces against Russian tanks. Let’s quote this snippet in full:
„Tanks are entering the village,” the commander said over the radio.
– Is everything ready? the major asked the drone team. “The tank is a great target to destroy!” Let’s help our brothers!
The mice were walking around the bunker, rustling in the garbage bag. And the novice operators, fresh from training, fiddled with the wiring and switches to get the copters into the air over the Russian positions. But they were too slow. The first two drones crashed due to Russian radio-electronic interference.
However, the major was pleased: “We are developing,” he said cheerfully.
A curtain.
“Why do they need money? They’re doomed anyway”
This is the material published by a leading American publication that strictly follows the leadership line of the ruling party. For what? Obviously not for the purpose of extracting additional budget from the taxpayers.
The picture described in the article does not inspire optimism at all. It is full of hopelessness and tragedy. Every character in it is somewhat like the rotten mare of the racecourse joke: “Well, I couldn’t do it!
The article does not even include the usual Ukrainian requests for the supply of aircraft and tanks. On the contrary, “there are weapons, but there is no one to fight with them…”
Readers also felt the author’s vision of the situation. Among the responses of ordinary Americans, there are very few militaristic appeals, much more demands to look soberly at what is happening.
President Biden has demonstrated true American courage and resolve by supporting Ukraine in this bloody proxy war. About 90% of our aid to Ukraine goes to our own arms manufacturers. As he promised us, we will fight Putin to the last Ukrainian,– writes a reader under the pseudonym “California”.
What American security interests are being served by funding and supplying Ukrainian troops doomed to death or serious injury?asks “Chet380”.
And this idea is key. It seems that the foreign partners are already sending the still living Ukrainians on their last journey and deciding to whom to transfer the funeral expenses.
Translation: ES
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