A DUEL BETWEEN THE TACTICS OF THE "SECOND" ARMY OF THE WORLD AND THE UKRAINIAN DEFENCE FORCES IN THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR IN THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 2022 TO NOVEMBER 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17721/2519-481X/2025/86-02Keywords:
the russian-Ukrainian war, tactics, strategy, combat operations, armament and military equipmentAbstract
The article outlines the chronology of the invasion of Ukraine by russian troops from February 2022 to November 2023. Using the analytical and predictive methodology, the author identifies the strategy of the russian occupation forces (ROF), the reasons for the use of certain tactics of warfare by both sides, analyses the general capabilities of the russian federation in further aggression, and draws conclusions from the experience of combat operations gained in the context of the russian-Ukrainian war that are relevant and in demand for the development of modern military art.
In addition, the paper uses a comparative and analytical analysis and empirical research method to explore the forms and methods of combat operations of the russian federation and the Ukrainian Defense Forces during the period under consideration.For convenience, clarity and systematization of research, the russian-Ukrainian war is divided into conditional time periods.
Drawing on a range of sources, including official documents, historical records, and media reports, the authors of the paper offer insights into combat episodes where novel tactics were employed or those that bear resemblance to past wars, highlighting their potential implications.The authors have analysed the atypical tactics used by the Ukrainian Defense Forces (UDF) and the ROF, exploring the reasons behind their utilisation and the consequences they have entailed.
The paper identifies the relationship between the emergence and trends in the development of new types and models of weapons and military equipment, and their impact on the methods and forms of combat operations during the russian-Ukrainian war.The author examines the compatibility of combat use and interaction of obsolete types of weapons and military equipment with modern models, and provides a general description of the russian-Ukrainian war.
References
REFERENCES:
1. Krasovyts’kyy O., Romanenko Y. ta in. Khronika viyny 2014-2022. Persha polovyna roku povnomasshtabnoyi ahresiyi (24.02.2022–24.08.2022). [Chronicle of the war 2014-2022. The first six months of full-scale aggression]. Kharkiv: Folio, 2022. – 478 р.
2. Vudvord B. Viyna.[War]. SSHA: vyd. Saymon i Shuster. 2024. – 448 р.
3. Fridman L. Rosiys’ko-ukrayins’ka viyna i maybutnye. Na rezul’tat vplyvatymut ne lyshe tekhnolohiyi. [The Russian-Ukrainian War and the Future. The Outcome Will Be Influenced Not Only by Technology], https://ipress.ua/articles/rosiysko ukrainska_viyna_i_maybutnie_na_rezultat_vplyvaty mut_ne_
lyshe _tehnologii__lourens_fridman_353429.html.
4. Savel’yev YU. Suchasnyy stan porivnyal’nykh sotsial’nykh doslidzhen [The current state of comparative social research]. // Sotsiolohiya: teoriya, metody, marketynh. Naukove zhyttya. № 1, 2014. – рр. 218–221, https://file:///C:/Users/Home/Downloads/stmm_2014_1_20%20(1).pdf.
5. Kharuk A., Zelenyy V. Ofitsiyni ukrayinsʹki vydannya pro rosiysʹko-ukrayinsʹku viynu ta yikh vykorystannya v istorychnykh doslidzhennyakh. [Official Ukrainian publications about the Russo-Ukrainian War and their use in historical research]. Viys’kovo-naukovyy visnyk. № 40. Natsional’nyy universytet viys’kovykh nauk imeni het’mana Petra Sahaydachnoho. L’viv, 2023. – 330 р.
6. Voyenno-istorychnyy opys rosiys’ko-ukrayinsʹkoyi viyny. Lyutyy–berezen 2022. [Military-historical description of the Russian-Ukrainian war. February–March 2022]. Kyiv, 2022. – 112 р.
7. Ostapchuk O., Topal’s’kyy V. Voyenno-politychna sytuatsiya pid chas rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny (lyutyy-cherven 2022). [Military and political situation during the Russian-Ukrainian war (February-June 2022)] Zbirnyk informatsiyno-analitychnykh materialiv Kyiv: Vydavnytstvo. Tsentr uchbovoyi literatury, 2024. – 106 р.
8. Dovidnyk-kataloh. Zbroya rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny 2022-2023 rokiv. [Directory-catalog. Weapons of the Russian-Ukrainian War of 2022-2023]. Kyiv, 2024. – 237 p.
9. Viys’kovo-istorychnyy opys rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny. Kviten 2022. [Military and political situation during the Russian-Ukrainian war.April 2022]. Kyiv, 2022. – 148 p.
10. Viys’kovo-istorychnyy opys rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny. Traven 2022 [Military and political situation during the Russian-Ukrainian war. May 2022]. Kyiv, 2022. – 131 p.
11. Viys’kovo-istorychnyy opys rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny. Cherven 2022. [Military and political situation during the Russian-Ukrainian war. June 2022]. Kyiv, 2022. – 129 p.
12. Viys’kovo-istorychnyy opys rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny. Lypen 2022. [Military and political situation during the Russian-Ukrainian war. July 2022]. Kyiv, 2022. – 164 p.
13. Viys’kovo-istorychnyy opys rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny. Lypen 2022. [Military and political situation during the Russian-Ukrainian war. September 2022]. Kyiv, 2022. – 169 p.
14. The year of the war for freedom: Viys’kovo-istorychnyy narys rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny (24.02.2022-24.02.2023) u chotyr’okh knyhakh. [Military-historical sketch of the Russian-Ukrainian war (24.02.2022- 24.02.2023) in four books]. Knyha I. Kyiv: Vydavnytstvo Lira-K, 2023. – pp. 222–225.
15. The year of the war for freedom: Viys’kovo-istorychnyy narys rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny (24.02.2022-24.02.2023) u chotyr’okh knyhakh. [Military-historical sketch of the Russian-Ukrainian war (24.02.2022- 24.02.2023) in four books]. Knyha II. Kyiv: Vydavnytstvo Lira-K, 2023. – 198 p.
16. Viys’kovo-istorychnyy opys rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny. Lypen 2022. [Military and political situation during the Russian-Ukrainian war. October 2022]. Kyiv, 2022. – 190 p.
17. The year of the war for freedom: Viys’kovo-istorychnyy narys rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny (24.02.2022-24.02.2023) u chotyr’okh knyhakh. [Military-historical sketch of the Russian-Ukrainian war (24.02.2022- 24.02.2023) in four books]. Knyha IІІ. Kyiv: Vydavnytstvo Lira-K, 2023. – 198 p.
18. Drapatyy M. Teche krov Dniprom. Khersons’ka nastupal’na operatsiya. [Blood flows down the Dnieper. Kherson offensive operation]. Kyiv, 2024. – 12 р.
19. Viys’kovo-istorychnyy opys rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny. Lystopad 2022. [Military and political situation during the Russian-Ukrainian war. September 2022]. Kyiv, 2022. – 165 p.
20. The year of the war for freedom: Viys’kovo-istorychnyy narys rosiys’ko-ukrayins’koyi viyny (24.02.2022-24.02.2023) u chotyr’okh knyhakh. [Military-historical sketch of the Russian-Ukrainian war (24.02.2022- 24.02.2023) in four books]. Knyha IV. Kyiv: Vydavnytstvo Lira-K, 2023. – 267 p.
