Ukraine/Russland/NATO – der Sammler am 29. November 2022
Zum andauernden russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine der Sammler am 29. November 2022:
• Auf der Liste der deutschen Militärhilfe für die Ukraine stehen seit einer knappen Woche 14 ferngesteuerte Kettenfahrzeuge für Unterstützungsaufgaben. Dank einer Mitteilung der Herstellerfirma Milrem Robotics ist jetzt klar, was damit gemeint ist – das Gerät, ein unbemanntes Bodenfahrzeug, kommt aus Estland:
The leading European robotics and autonomous systems developer, Milrem Robotics, and the German defence company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have signed a contract to deliver 14 THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) to Ukraine.
Of the 14 vehicles, seven will be configured for casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) and are scheduled to be delivered by the end of this year. The other seven, to be delivered in the second quarter of 2023, will be configured for route clearance with payloads from the French defence manufacturer CNIM Systèmes Industriels.
The effort is being funded by the German Ministry of Defence.
• Vor Beginn des Außenministertreffens der NATO in Bukarest sagte deren Generalsekretär Jens Stoltenberg der Ukraine weitere Hilfe der Allianz und ihrer Mitgliedsstaaten zu, sowohl bei der Hilfe zur Bewältigung der zerstörten Infrastruktur als auch weitere Luftverteidigung:
NATO Allies and NATO has already delivered critical supplies to Ukraine to help them mitigate the consequences of the brutal attacks against critical infrastructure, including gas and power infrastructure. We have delivered generators, we have delivered spare parts and Allies are in different ways helping to rebuild the destroyed infrastructure. And we need to realize that there are enormous effects of the attacks. The Ukrainians are able to shoot down many of the incoming missiles and drones, but not all of them. And therefore, these attacks have caused significant damage. I think we all have seen these pictures taken from satellites, where you see Europe in light, and then you see Ukraine dark, and that reflects the enormous consequences. So there’s a huge task to rebuild all of this. One of the important reasons why this meeting today is so important and timely, is that this provides us with the platform to mobilize further support to step up even more, and also for Minister Kuleba to meet all his colleagues in NATO and then to address those urgent needs. And I’m confident that Minister Kuleba will raise also the need for stepping up further when it comes to rebuilding their power infrastructure.
Unterdessen schienen am (heutigen) Montag die befürchteten erneuten russischen Luftangriffe in großem Stil, unter anderem auf Kiew, auszubleiben.
• Der Generalsekretär der Internationalen Atomenergieagentur, Rafael Mariano Grossi, kündigte eine stärkere Präsenz der UN-Organisation in ukrainischen Atomkraftwerken an. Die Kraftwerke waren in den vergangenen Wochen als Folge von Luftangriffen immer wieder vom Stromnetz getrennt worden.
With @MFA_Ukraine @DmytroKuleba, we continue working together towards the urgent establishment of a nuclear safety & security protection zone around #ZaporizhzhyaNPP
I also confirmed that IAEA will strengthen its presence in all 🇺🇦’s #NPPs to protect its energy infrastructure pic.twitter.com/NhDK10C2zC
— Rafael MarianoGrossi (@rafaelmgrossi) November 29, 2022
• Das britische Intel Update:
Over the last three months, Russian forces in Ukraine have likely largely stopped deploying as Battalion Tactical Groups (BTGs).
The BTG concept has played a major part in Russian military doctrine for the last ten years, and saw battalions integrated with a full range of supporting sub-units, including armour, reconnaissance and (in a departure from usual Western practice) artillery.
Several intrinsic weaknesses of the BTG concept have been exposed in the high intensity, large-scale combat of the Ukraine war so far. BTGs’ relatively small allocation of combat infantry has often proved insufficient.
Decentralised distribution of artillery has not allowed Russia to fully leverage its advantage in numbers of guns; and few BTG commanders have been empowered to flexibly exploit opportunities in the way the BTG model was designed to promote.
• Das Morgenbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:
Operational update regarding the russian invasion as of 06:00, on November 29, 2022
The two hundred seventy-ninth (279) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military large-scale invasion continues.
The russian occupiers are concentrating their efforts on restraining the actions of units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine. The transfer of personnel and military equipment of the enemy to equip units that have suffered losses continues. It is expected that some units of the enemy will be transferred from the territory of the republic of belarus after they acquire combat capabilities.
Over the past 24 hours, units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of Novoselivske, Bilohorivka, Luhansk oblast and Serebryanka, Verkhnyokamianske, Biloрorivka, Yakovlivka, Pervomaiske, Opytne, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Donetsk oblast.
The enemy launched 9 rocket and 13 air strikes, launched more than 50 MLRS attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
The threat of missile strikes by the russian occupiers on critical infrastructure facilities throughout Ukraine remains.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the situation has not changed significantly, and no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups have been detected.
In the Siverskyi direction, mortar and artillery shelling was recorded in the areas of Senkivka, Chernihiv oblast, Seredyna Buda, Novovolodymyrivka, Rozhkovychi, Sumy oblast.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the areas of the settlements of Strilecha, Starytsa, Ohirtseve, Budarki, Chugunivka and Ambarne of the Kharkiv oblast were hit by mortar and rocket artillery fire.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy maintains the defense of previously occupied lines. Fired artillery of various types in the areas of the settlements of Bolohivka, Kamianka, Kupyansk, Tabaivka, Krokhmalne and Berestove of the Kharkiv oblast.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive operations. Fired artillery in the areas of Makiivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka settlements of Luhansk oblast; Yampolivka, Torske, Donetsk oblast.
In the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions, the russian occupiers continue to focus their main efforts on offensive operations. Objects in the areas of Serebryanka, Spirne, Yakovlivka, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Opytne, Klishchiivka, Andriivka, Kurdyumivka, Vesele, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Krasnohorivka, Kurakhove, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk oblast were hit by fire from tanks and artillery.
In the direction of Novopavlivsk, the enemy carried out artillery fire on the areas of Vuhledar, Novoukrayinka, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva and Neskuchne settlements of the Donetsk oblast.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the occupiers are conducting defensive operations. Shots from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery on the positions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine and the areas of populated areas of the Zaporizhzhia oblast, which are not far from the contact line, are recorded. The civilian infrastructure of the city of Dnipro was hit by enemy rockets.
The occupiers are conducting a positional defense in the Kryvorizka and Kherson directions. Artillery shelling of units of Ukrainian troops and settlements on the right bank of the Dnipro River, including the city of Kherson, does not stop.
In the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk oblast, the occupiers carry out the so-called nationalization of the property of agro-industrial enterprises. In particular, in the settlement of Bilokurakyne, harvest and equipment from local agricultural companies are exported.
The enemy continues to suffer losses. The area where one of the divisions of the russian occupation forces is located in the city of Svatove, Luhansk region, has been confirmed to have been damaged. According to preliminary information, the losses of the enemy are up to 20 soldiers killed and more than 30 wounded.
In the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson oblast, the strengthening of the administrative-police regime by the enemy was recorded, in connection with which it is planned to replace some units of the armed forces of the russian federation with units of the russian guard.
During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out 3 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy.
Over the past day, the Defense Forces of Ukraine shot down enemy Su-25 and Su-24 aircraft.
• Das Briefing des russischen Verteidigungsministeriums:
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine (29 November 2022)
Russian Federation Armed Forces continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, the enemy tried unsuccessfully to attack Russian troops with the AFU company’s tactical group near Ivanovka (Kharkov region). The involved unit were driven back to their initial positions as a result of a fire attack.
Over 30 Ukrainian personnel, 2 armoured fighting vehicles and 2 pickups have been eliminated.
In Krasniy Liman direction, an attempt by the AFU company tactical group to attack towards Chervonopopovka (Lugansk People’s Republic) has been prevented.
More than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 infantry fighting vehicles and 4 vehicles have been eliminated by artillery fire and assault and army aviation strikes in the initial position.
In Donetsk direction, Russian troops continue their offensive.
Over 100 Ukrainian personnel, 1 tank, 5 armoured combat vehicles and 5 motor vehicles have been eliminated.
Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery have neutralised 10 enemy control points near Petropavlovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Dobrovolye, Terny, Torskoye, Verkhnekamenskoye, Andreevka, Vodyanoye, Novosyolka (Donetsk region), Nikolskoye (Kherson region), and 62 artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 148 areas.
One Ukrainian Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system has been destroyed near Makeyevka (Lugansk People’s Republic).
One U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-37 counterbattery warfare radar has been destroyed near Nikolayevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
One Ukrainian Pelikan radar targeting anti-aircraft missile system has been destroyed near Malomikhaylovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU artillery weapons depot has been destroyed near Belogorye (Zaporozhye region).
Russian air defence forces have shot down 9 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Chervonaya Dibrova, Krasnorechenskoye, Golikovo, Ploshchanka, Zhytlovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Rybinskoye and Maximovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In addition, two Uragan multiple-launch rockets have been intercepted near Novaya Kakhovka (Kherson region).
In total, 333 airplanes and 177 helicopters, 2,581 unmanned aerial vehicles, 391 air defence missile systems, 6,876 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 904 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,628 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,406 units of special military hardware have been destroyed during the special military operation.
• Das Abendbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:
Operational update regarding the russian invasion as of 18.00, on November 29, 2022
The two hundred seventy-ninth (279) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military large-scale invasion continues.
russian occupiers continue their armed aggression against Ukraine, they do not stop striking civilian infrastructure objects. The enemy is trying to hold the temporarily captured territories, concentrates its efforts on restraining the actions of units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, carries out engineering equipment of defensive lines and positions, continues to conduct offensive actions in certain directions.
The transfer of personnel and military equipment of the enemy to equip units that have suffered losses, as well as the formation of new units and units, continues.
During the day, the enemy launched a rocket attack on civilian objects in the settlement of Kivsharivka, Kharkiv oblast, carried out 26 airstrikes and 10 MLRS attacks on the positions of our troops.
There is still a threat of the enemy launching missile strikes against critical infrastructure facilities deep within the territory of Ukraine.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the situation remains without significant changes, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups have been detected.
The republic of belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, provides its territory and airspace for launching missile and air strikes.
Enemy units are conducting demonstration and provocative actions on the russian-Ukrainian border in the Siverskyi direction in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions. The enemy fired mortars and barrel artillery, in particular in the areas of Yanzhulivka, Mykolaivka, Halahanivka of Chernihiv oblast and Vilna Sloboda of Sumy oblast.
In the Slobozhansk direction, in the border areas of the Belhorod region, the enemy continues to hold groups of its troops. Fired from tanks, mortars and barrel artillery in the areas of settlements of Strilecha, Hlyboke, Zelene, Starytsa, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Budarka, Ambarne of the Kharkiv oblast. In the areas of the settlements of Zelene and Budarka, the enemy used attack drones.
The enemy is defending in the Kupyansk and Lyman directions. It carried out shelling from tanks and the entire range of artillery in the areas of Orlyanske, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Tabaivka, Pishchane of Kharkiv oblast and Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Myasozharivka, Makiivka, Nevske of Luhansk oblast, as well as Yampolivka, Torske, Ozerne of Donetsk oblast.
In the Bakhmut and Avdiivka areas, the enemy continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations. Fired tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of Siversk, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, Berestove, Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka, Bakhmutske, Soledar, Andriivka, Vodyane, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka settlements of the Donetsk oblast.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy fired artillery of various types at the positions of the Defence Forces of Ukraine and the areas of the settlements of Vuhledar, Neskuchne, and Prechystivka of the Donetsk oblast.
The enemy is conducting defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia direction. Conducted shelling from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery positions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine and areas of populated areas of Novopil, Donetsk oblast; Olhivske, Dorozhnyanka, Charivne, Hulyaipilske, Mala Tokmachka, Mali Shcherbaky of the Zaporizhzhia oblast, as well as Vremiivka, Chervone of the Kherson oblast. In the vicinity of the settlements of Novopil and Vremivka of the Donetsk oblast, the enemy used an attack UAV.
The enemy is conducting a positional defense in the Kryvyi Rih and Kherson areas. Artillery shelling of units of Ukrainian troops and settlements on the right bank of the Dnipro River, in particular the city of Kherson, does not stop.
On November 27, it was confirmed that the russian occupiers‘ manpower concentration areas were hit by fire in the settlements of Polohy, Tokmak, and Basan in the Zaporizhzhia oblast and Lutuhine in the Luhansk oblast. The losses of the enemy amounted to 470 people wounded, about 50 units of military equipment of various types and ammunition storage were destroyed.
During the current day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out 9 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, and the positions of the anti-aircraft missile complex of the russian occupiers.
Nachtrag zum britischen INTEL Update: nach ZEIT Online nutzt RUS das Konzept der BTG nicht mehr:
„Die russische Armeeführung … rückt von seinem anfänglichen militärisch-taktischen Grundkonzept ab. Zu dieser Einschätzung kommt der britische Geheimdienst. So seien die russischen Kräfte in den vergangenen drei Monaten größtenteils nicht mehr als taktische Bataillonsgruppen aufgetreten. Die Niederlagen in den bisherigen Kämpfen des Krieges hätten mehrere Fehler des Konzepts offengelegt.“
Die Frage ist ob dies eine grundlegende Abkehr vom Konzept ist oder ob dies nur in der aktuellen Lage nicht mehr greift (derzeit quasi Stellungs- und kein Bewegungskrieg). Schließlich würde dies auch eine Abkehr vom „Kampf durch die Tiefe“ bedeuten, und dieser ist ja ein Ankerpunkt RUS Offensiv-Doktrin. Auf die Infanterieschwäche / Absitzstärke und Logistikprobleme in der nachversorgung / Durchhaltefähigkeit wurde hier bereits hingewiesen.
[Nicht nur nach Zeit Online, sondern sogar nach den britischen Originalangaben selbst… T.W.]
@TW
Da war aber Ihr Beitrag mit dem heutigen britischen INTEL Update noch nicht eingestellt 😎
[Stimmt, aber als Zeit Online das schrieb, gab’s das britische Update schon ;-) T.W.]
„Die Frage ist ob dies eine grundlegende Abkehr vom Konzept ist oder ob dies nur in der aktuellen Lage nicht mehr greift“
Da die Ausgangssituation in einem Konflikt mit westlichen Ländern genau so wäre wie gegen die Ukraine, der Gegner eher besser ausgebildet wäre, was erwartest du? Ich persönlich gehe davon aus, dass das Konzept der taktischen Bataillonsgruppen begraben wird.
Kleine Einheiten haben selbst mit mehr Infanterie eine große Front mit Löchern, die von motivierten Milizsoldaten ausgenutzt werden kann. Meine Wette ist, dass mehr Länder über Milizsysteme nachdenken werden, insbesondere wenn es gegen einnen Gegner mit beschränkten logistischen Strukturen geht.
Ich denke das BTG_konzept an sich ist nicht schlecht, aber für die grundsätzliche Führung der russischen Armee ungeeigent.
Die BTG ist eine „brigadeartige“ Kampfgruppe in der größe eines (gut) verstärkten Battailons oder eines Regimentes.
Ich höre noch meinen Taktiklehrer: „Die Brigade ist die kleinste Einheit, die ihre Probleme selbst lösen kann!“.
Da die russ. Armee aber nicht so aufgestellt ist, dass der militärische Führer „seine Probleme“ selbst löst, ist er gar nicht in der Lage, die taktischen Vorteile der BTG zu nutzen, die sich vorallem in ihrer Variabilität und Verlegegeschwindigkeit ergibt.
Seit es sich beim Ukrainekrieg mehr um einen artilleristischen Schlagabtausch, denn um infantristischen Kampf mit artilleristischer Unterstützung handelt, ist die BTG als solche nicht mehr sinnvoll.
…aber das ist nur meine Meinung…
Bow sagt: „Die BTG ist eine „brigadeartige“ Kampfgruppe in der größe eines (gut) verstärkten Battailons oder eines Regimentes.“
Wenn auf einem Kriegsschauplatz gekämpft werden soll, auf dem eine geringe Einheitendichte herrscht, dann habe ich mit vielen kleinen Einheiten einen sehr schlecht zu verteidigen Perimeter, mit wenigen größeren Einheiten sieht es besser aus. Wo ist das Optimum, insbesondere wenn der Gegner nicht moralisch zusammenklappt? Wie sieht es im Vergleich zur Brigade mit Schwerpunktbildung von Artillerie o.ä. aus?
MN sollte dabei nicht vergessen, das die RUS-Armee vorher ( vor der Einführung von BTG) auf Regimenter und Divisionen ausgerichtet war.
Der Umschwung darf als gescheitert angesehen werden
Das BTG-Konzept ist an der russischen Führungsstruktur gescheitert. Und die liegt in der langjährigen Mentalität begründet. Wenn man seinen eigenen Leuten grundsätzlich misstraut, bis herunter zum einzenen Soldaten, dann kann man Soldaten, Teileinheiten und auch Komandeuren von größeren Verbänden folgerichtig keine Freiräume zur Entscheidung lassen. Und darf auch keine eigene Initiative, Risikobereitschaft oder Einfallsreichtum erwarten. Russische Einheiten, die einen Befehl erhalten, machen offenbar „nur, was da steht!“ und keinen Handschlag mehr. Und ist die oberste Führung überlastet oder out-of communication, passieren regelmäßig schlimme Dinge, wenn eigentlich schnelle und geistesgegenwärtige Reaktion gefordert ist.
Die Ukraine macht seit einigen Monaten doch eindrücklich vor, was westliche Taktik und mehr Flexibilität auf den unteren Kommandoebenen selbst mit begrenzten Mitteln gegen einen zahlenmäßig überlegenen Feind bewirken können. Sun Tzu lächelt aus dem Jenseits.
Zitat: „Der Umschwung darf als gescheitert angesehen werden…“
Ja. Aber ob in der Frunse-Akademie schon die Lehrpläne umgeschrieben werden? Alte Denkweisen werden meist nicht geändert, die sterben aus. Aber das kann in Russland auch recht schnell gehen.
Metallkopf schrieb: „Das BTG-Konzept ist an der russischen Führungsstruktur gescheitert. “
Das ist zu einfach. Würde ein westliches Heer, das in feindlichem Gebiet mit starkem Milizaufkommen operieren muss, mit der Organisation glücklich? Ich wette dagegen.