Why is Russia excavating miles of holes in Ukraine?

Russian soldiers have been observed building kilometers of trenches in Ukraine, but why are they preparing to defend their positions since Putin has threatened to take over the entire country, not just the territories that Russia presently controls? Get a take on this eye-catching narrative! ⛓😤😤⛏⛏⛓

While Putin has promised to annex all of Ukraine, not just the regions that Russia currently occupies, why are Russian soldiers digging miles of trenches in Ukraine to defend their positions? Russia is geared up for an attack from Ukraine as the country's winter drags on. Unfortunately, they are completely mishandling it. When tanks were still developing and artillery was unreliable, trench warfare was the most effective tactic. But things have altered more than a century later. Vehicles can turn more easily, and missiles can precisely hit their targets. The military strategy of Russia hasn't changed all that much. A high-tech war has never been fought in this country, and it is starting to show. The western assistance that Ukraine is receiving has made it possible for them to acquire some of the most cutting-edge weapons available.

This is one of the factors contributing to Ukraine's success in repelling the much more powerful Russian military. Russian incompetence is a major contributing factor, too. Consequently, why are the Russians building deep trenches and employing strategies from World War I? Let's find out. Russian forces had superior numbers during the initial invasion, allowing them to breach Ukrainian defenses. However, after several months of fighting, Russia has suffered significant losses of troops (approximately 100,000), tanks, and artillery. This occurred as a result of Russian military leaders greatly underestimating the willpower and support the West would provide for the Ukrainian people. The efficiency of their own soldiers and vehicles was also greatly overestimated.

As a result, Russian forces have been driven from a large portion of the Ukrainian territory they first occupied at the start of the conflict. The southern part of Ukraine, including Crimea, may now be retaken by Ukraine if an offensive is launched in the coming months. If this occurs, Putin's rule over Russia and the war are likely to come to an end. After Crimea is lost, the state-run media will be unable to fabricate reports claiming that Russia is still in control of the conflict. There will be a loss of confidence in Putin among the Russian people, which could result in the overthrow of his government. Putin is aware that he must prevent this. Unfortunately for him, Ukraine has the power to turn Putin's worst fears into reality.

In the Kherson region, Ukrainian forces have advanced all the way to the west bank of the Dnipro River. To retake the remainder of the Kherson Oblast from Russia, the following Ukrainian offensive will have to cross the river. It will only be a matter of time before Ukraine invades Crimea if they are allowed to do this, and Russia will suffer a crushing loss. This indicates that Putin and his military advisers are no longer interested in launching a counteroffensive. Instead, they must stand their ground, build defenses, and thwart any attempts by Ukrainian forces to drive them from Kherson. For this reason, over the past few months, new trenches have been seen in satellite images being dug by Russian conscripts. Other fortifications are being constructed to maintain the line, but the trenches appear to be a key component of Russia's strategy.

The defensive strategy of using trenches appears to be a half-baked one, much like many of the strategic choices made by Russian military leaders during the conflict. The building of numerous parallel trench lines should have been done by Russia if they were attempting to prevent Ukrainian forces from breaking through their defensive lines. If things didn't go as planned, they would have a way to retreat. Additionally, the presence of numerous trenches ensures that any Ukrainian forces advancing in an attempt to breach the defensive line will be considerably slowed down. If they succeed, Russian artillery may then be directed at them to obliterate their numbers. These, however, are not the trenches that are currently being built in the Ukrainian territory that is under Russian control.

When you think about it, it's actually pretty impressive that the Russian military's incompetence apparently extends to trench digging. The Russian forces' defensive positions, as determined by information gathered from numerous sources, resemble this. You will probably notice a few issues with their current design right away. It seems as though Russia is preparing for an advance by Ukrainian forces into the Left Bank of the Kherson Oblast. But what if they don't? If the Ukrainian push came from this direction, the trenches being dug in this area would be useful for containing it. The battle would end before it even began if Ukrainian forces crossed into Zaporizhia Oblast and snuck around behind Russian defenses.

Once they are dug, trenches are notorious for being immobile. This means that there aren't many fortifications that would prevent Ukrainian forces from attacking Russia's flank if they were airdropped in or were able to cross the Dnipro River a little to the northeast of its main defensive line. Given that both sides have destroyed the bridges over the river, it would be challenging to carry out this attack. But even if Ukraine does attack via the Left Bank, the trenches being dug by Russia seem out of place. The idea is to use the trenches as fortifications against attacks from Russian troops. Russia is employing trench warfare rather than launching its own offensive for a very important reason, and it has to do with how poorly their troops performed during the initial invasion.

Russian soldiers are hard to come by, and experienced Russian soldiers are even more difficult to locate. To replace the lost Russian soldier ranks, Putin had to recruit hundreds of thousands of men. This indicates that a sizable portion of the Russian military has never engaged in combat and has only received very basic training. It's much simpler to position conscripts with guns in trenches and order them to defend their position than it is to attempt to plan a complex offensive with numerous maneuvers without properly trained soldiers. The reason why there are so many trenches being dug Russian troops who are inexperienced will be far more effective in a defensive position than they ever could be launching offensive attacks.

The issue is that the Russian trenches aren't even situated properly. The trenches are not long enough to act as a strong defensive structure and currently have breaks in them. Again, trenches work best when they are spread out over a wide area and have several lines for defenders to retreat to. This prevents hostile forces from easily evading them. The Kherson Region, however, only has Russian trenches that cross major roads, the majority of which head toward the Crimean Peninsula. This design merely serves to highlight what Putin is really defending. Putin is aware that if the peninsula is lost, his campaign will be over, as evidenced by the fact that the trenches being built to fend off an Ukrainian offensive are specially positioned to prevent them from reaching Crimea.

The fact that the trenches only follow major thoroughfares, though, defies logic. Ukraine has pushed its tanks and armored vehicles across the countryside and over challenging terrain throughout the conflict. Sure, this slows down traffic a little, but it also demonstrates that they don't need roads to launch an attack. For Ukrainian forces, the trenches that run alongside the roads are merely a minor inconvenience. To avoid the majority of the Russian trenches if they choose to attack through the Left Bank, all they would have to do is deviate from the main roads and engage in some off-road driving. When it comes to choosing where to dig their trenches, Russia may actually have no choice. There may not be enough of them left to send soldiers across the entire region because their numbers have fallen so low.

Because of this, the Russians are creating trenches in strategic places where Ukrainian armor would find them the most convenient to pass through. Aside from by road, there are numerous other ways to traverse the Left Bank. The fact that Ukrainian forces can make use of a significant amount of open land in the eastern part of the region makes the situation for the Russian trench lines even worse. Ukraine will essentially be able to move freely to encircle Russia's forces in Kherson if they can get past the initial Russian defenses and get their vehicles out into the open countryside. And vehicles from Ukraine have likely traveled over difficult terrain before. In order to outmaneuver Russia's artillery and troops, their forces had to travel through deep mud and undeveloped land when they took Kherson's northern region beginning in September.

Ukraine might be able to completely avoid Russia's trenches by employing this strategy. And what's even more absurd is that Russia already knows that the Ukrainian army is capable of doing this because they recently employed the same tactic. The wet winter weather makes it difficult for forces to move through the area, so Russia's plan may currently be concentrated on digging trenches along major roads. But as the temperature drops, the ground will get harder, making it easier for cars to move through it. There is no reason for Russia to assume that once Ukrainian forces cross the Dnipro River and start to retake the remainder of the Kherson Oblast, they won't move into the open countryside.

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