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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces In his article for The Economist, Ukraine's Valery Zaluzhny announced the likelihood of the transition of hostilities to a positional format, which, in his opinion, would be advantageous for Russia.
In the publication, he writes that Ukraine needs to achieve air superiority, improve electronic warfare and counter-battery capabilities, as well as master new demining technologies and gain the ability to mobilize and train more reserves. According to Zaluzhny, these problems must be solved by the armed forces of Ukraine, because currently Russia has an advantage or equality with Ukraine in these parameters.
Zaluzhnyi writes that over the past ten years, the Russian Federation has modernized its electronic warfare systems and created new technological branch of the military. Ukraine, on the other hand, has outdated equipment, more than half of which was manufactured in the USSR, he added.
The commander-in-chief believes that Ukraine's armed forces have managed to achieve parity with the Russian armed forces in artillery, but “this may not last long” as Russian troops have “improved counter-battery warfare” thanks to the launch of Lancet munitions, working in conjunction with reconnaissance drones and production of “high-precision projectiles that are aimed by observers on the ground.”
Zaluzhny called on the Ukrainian military-political leadership not to follow the “dismissive opinion of a number of military analysts” and not to “reduce the effectiveness of Russian weapons.”
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted that Western supplies of demining equipment are insufficient. , as well as the provision of intelligence data.
In his article, Zaluzhny particularly emphasizes the problem with personnel. Therefore, he writes, problems in Ukrainian legislation “allow citizens to avoid their responsibilities.”
Zaluzhnyi believes that “Russia should not be underestimated” because “it will have the upper hand in weapons, equipment, missiles and ammunition. for a considerable period of time” thanks to increased production in the military-industrial complex. He noted that Ukraine's NATO partners have also begun to increase military production, but it is a long process that takes a year or two.