They intend to land small assault groups using helicopters. Join the Russian air assault cote! You will get a chance to feel free fall as your burning transportation falls out of the sky after being shot down! In the unlikely event you survived, we’ll leave you stranded and starving behind the enemy line!
Nothing screams “tactical genius” more than planning an air assault after your opponent has received a shit ton of Western AA systems
Because Hostomel went so well for them. Are they trying to invent more ways to die?
If they want to break the frontline that way, it may work, but it would cost a lot.
Never underestimate your enemy. Even if they all die, even if this is super false, this still means that UA has to redeploy troops from the front.
Keep donating to Ukraine and make RU pay at the front and at the rear. Russia’s rear, hopefully
I wouldn’t downplay this too much. The Russian air assaults early in the war allowed Russian infantry to bypass Ukrainian defenses and throw the Ukrainian garrisons into chaos. If you’re getting attacked from all sides, your forces can’t regroup and form viable defenses. By the time the Ukrainians understood what was happening, the Russian armored units had already overrun them. It’s why the Russians managed to advance as far as they did.
Russian VDV suffered high casualties because airborne units tend to have a high casualty rate. They’re light infantry dropped behind lines with the sole purpose of causing disarray. The US and British airborne also had high casualties during WW2.
Russia is probably trying to exhaust Ukrainian air defenses with drone attacks right now, which will eventually allow Russian helis to infiltrate. Russian airborne landings would cause chaos for the Ukrainians and hide any Russian offensive breakthrough before it’s too late.
This is why Ukraine needs aid yesterday. They need to relieve their exhausted troops and prepare for any curveballs the Russians will throw
Yeah, now that they have lots of gun teams in place that hunt shaheds, I am sure transport helicopters are going to do really well.
Excellent. The Patriots hungry.
Even their “elite” VDV couldn’t take Hostomel and the airspace is better defended than two years ago. What is the purpose of this clickbait other than stirring up less-informed people?
Didn’t they do the same thing when all this started, and get their asses creamed?
What’s that saying about doing the sane thing over and over??
They can’t logistically support the troops at the front, how are they supposed to support troops cut off behind enemy lines?
Yeah like that went really well the first time they tries shit like that
Secret surrender operation
Paratroopers are a more expensive asset to use in suicidal attacks than Tuvans, Dagestanis and convicts are.
Not to mention that the irreplaceable aircraft they would have to use to insert them would very likely be shredded by air defense.
And for what? To annoy the home defense units in the rear for a few days, until they are mopped up wirh absolutely zero chance to resupply? What VDV leader is going to stuff his soldiers into a plane for a pointless suicide mission like that?
This sounds like simple chest thumping.
I think this usually fails badly. You will need to search pretty hard for a successful air assault. German conquest of the fortress of Eben Emael is one.
This is such a bad idea. Hope they do it!
Patriot batteries awaits the paratrooper transports, as they clear the horizon.
What’s the life expectancy of a helicopter crossing the front lines? It would seem most would just be committing suicide before they come anywhere near landing.
lol
VDV has been almost wiped out in the first months of the invasion.
You’d think they would have learned how costly that can be nearly 2 years ago.
Hahahahaha aaaahhhh hahahaha patriots go brrrrr.
Gee why didn’t everyone do this….oh yeah because it’s a great way to die in modern warfare
Russia is a bit weird about air assault.
Ever since the invention of aircraft, Russia has been obsessed with paratroopers. They have been the elite of the Russian military since WW2. However… Russia was never… good… at parachute drops. Rather, they are shock troops with the ability to be deployed by air. A bit like the US marines.
Since their paratroops fared poorly thus far in the Ukraine War, its not surprising that they are replacing them. It is highly unlikely that they will suddenly have large numbers of skilled paratroopers, especially since they haven’t been able to secure air superiority.
After reading the article, the advisor stated that it is likely that the VDV will be used to do more frontal assaults. I would agree with this assessment.
This has real whiff of desperation about it.
The best of the VDV got obliterated at Hostomel in the beginning of the war… Now theyre going to try something again with worse troops against a battle hardened country with the best of the best AA systems. This utterly screams of a desperate victory.
Wait.
Wait.
The UAF has proven time and again that it can shoot down almost everything RUF sends via the air.
And they way to fly slow cargo airplanes carrying troops in to that buzz saw?!
>ISW has previously observed instances of the formation of reconnaissance and assault brigades within combined arms formations and assessed that the creation of such specialized formations is **meant to respond to specific tactical challenges that Russian forces have faced thus far in Ukraine**.
They’re learning.. No more infantry storming Ukranian fortified positions in suicidal frontal assaults.
>“The deployment of air assault brigades in isolation from the wider VDV force structure, however, will likely mean that **these specialized air assault brigades will be used as yet another means of conducting attritional infantry-led frontal assaults on Ukrainian fortified positions** in the short term,” the ISW said.
Curtains.
I mean seriously, what could go wrong with that.
In the first days of the war. The Ruzzian paratroopers landed, with the best equipment and a complete lack of support. They got slaughtered.
Now, poorly trained and un-equipped paratroopers, are going to fly over, a highly prepared, mega armed, hostile territory. And land without support.
What an amazing plan.
Let them land, Then turn on the AA, surround them and make them surrender.
I foresee a Russian bloodbath. First, Russia has to get through Ukraine air defense. The paratroopers will be met by Ukraine national guard troops, reserves, and front line troops on rest. The Russians won’t be able to land any armor or vehicles, or artillery. They won’t be able to be supplied, by air, land, or sea. There will be no way for them to retreat or be extracted. A worse idea than the meat-waves, that makes even Market Garden look like a well-planned and executed operation. If Russian military command is seriously considering this operation, the conclusion is that military command isn’t running the show, and orders are coming from politicians heavily huffing the crack pipe. It is truly insane.
Is this Season 2 of Hostomel Airport TV show?
Yeah last time went great.
Has some real politician meddling vibes there. No way a general came up with that idea if this is legit.
The one thing I would not trust Russian manufacturing to do is make parachutes.
never underestimate the Russian ability to plumb the depths of incompetence
Bruh it didn’t work at the beginning when it was a surprise and Ukraine had 1/200 of the air defense they have now. Absolute suicide
They did before and lost early in the war
Please let this be true so they can absolutely get domed by Ukrainian air defenses.
Read about the nazi invasion of Crete. Women, children, the elderly were out with shovels, pitchforks etc. inflicting heavy casualties on the invaders. More of that please, if it happens. Make them pay for every inch of Ukrainian land they steal.
There has to be a cheaper way for them to commit suicide…
That will be one huge disaster.
Lol.. they’re seriously thinking about trying this again?
They tried that at the start.
Well, that’s one way to break the daily Russian casualty record.
Good luck with some very long distance AA in Ukraine.
Hears hoping we get some footage of a Gepard going to town on their transport helicopters.
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What happened to the Elite Air Assault Brigades you already had, Russia?!
Huh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSzAnNU4u28
Oh those poor soon-to-be-dead paratroopers
They intend to land small assault groups using helicopters. Join the Russian air assault cote! You will get a chance to feel free fall as your burning transportation falls out of the sky after being shot down! In the unlikely event you survived, we’ll leave you stranded and starving behind the enemy line!
Nothing screams “tactical genius” more than planning an air assault after your opponent has received a shit ton of Western AA systems
Because Hostomel went so well for them. Are they trying to invent more ways to die?
If they want to break the frontline that way, it may work, but it would cost a lot.
Never underestimate your enemy. Even if they all die, even if this is super false, this still means that UA has to redeploy troops from the front.
Keep donating to Ukraine and make RU pay at the front and at the rear. Russia’s rear, hopefully
I wouldn’t downplay this too much. The Russian air assaults early in the war allowed Russian infantry to bypass Ukrainian defenses and throw the Ukrainian garrisons into chaos. If you’re getting attacked from all sides, your forces can’t regroup and form viable defenses. By the time the Ukrainians understood what was happening, the Russian armored units had already overrun them. It’s why the Russians managed to advance as far as they did.
Russian VDV suffered high casualties because airborne units tend to have a high casualty rate. They’re light infantry dropped behind lines with the sole purpose of causing disarray. The US and British airborne also had high casualties during WW2.
Russia is probably trying to exhaust Ukrainian air defenses with drone attacks right now, which will eventually allow Russian helis to infiltrate. Russian airborne landings would cause chaos for the Ukrainians and hide any Russian offensive breakthrough before it’s too late.
This is why Ukraine needs aid yesterday. They need to relieve their exhausted troops and prepare for any curveballs the Russians will throw
Yeah, now that they have lots of gun teams in place that hunt shaheds, I am sure transport helicopters are going to do really well.
Excellent. The Patriots hungry.
Even their “elite” VDV couldn’t take Hostomel and the airspace is better defended than two years ago. What is the purpose of this clickbait other than stirring up less-informed people?
Didn’t they do the same thing when all this started, and get their asses creamed?
What’s that saying about doing the sane thing over and over??
They can’t logistically support the troops at the front, how are they supposed to support troops cut off behind enemy lines?
Yeah like that went really well the first time they tries shit like that
Secret surrender operation
Paratroopers are a more expensive asset to use in suicidal attacks than Tuvans, Dagestanis and convicts are.
Not to mention that the irreplaceable aircraft they would have to use to insert them would very likely be shredded by air defense.
And for what? To annoy the home defense units in the rear for a few days, until they are mopped up wirh absolutely zero chance to resupply? What VDV leader is going to stuff his soldiers into a plane for a pointless suicide mission like that?
This sounds like simple chest thumping.
I think this usually fails badly. You will need to search pretty hard for a successful air assault. German conquest of the fortress of Eben Emael is one.
This is such a bad idea. Hope they do it!
Patriot batteries awaits the paratrooper transports, as they clear the horizon.
What’s the life expectancy of a helicopter crossing the front lines? It would seem most would just be committing suicide before they come anywhere near landing.
lol
VDV has been almost wiped out in the first months of the invasion.
You’d think they would have learned how costly that can be nearly 2 years ago.
Hahahahaha aaaahhhh hahahaha patriots go brrrrr.
Gee why didn’t everyone do this….oh yeah because it’s a great way to die in modern warfare
Russia is a bit weird about air assault.
Ever since the invention of aircraft, Russia has been obsessed with paratroopers. They have been the elite of the Russian military since WW2. However… Russia was never… good… at parachute drops. Rather, they are shock troops with the ability to be deployed by air. A bit like the US marines.
Since their paratroops fared poorly thus far in the Ukraine War, its not surprising that they are replacing them. It is highly unlikely that they will suddenly have large numbers of skilled paratroopers, especially since they haven’t been able to secure air superiority.
After reading the article, the advisor stated that it is likely that the VDV will be used to do more frontal assaults. I would agree with this assessment.
This has real whiff of desperation about it.
The best of the VDV got obliterated at Hostomel in the beginning of the war… Now theyre going to try something again with worse troops against a battle hardened country with the best of the best AA systems. This utterly screams of a desperate victory.
Wait.
Wait.
The UAF has proven time and again that it can shoot down almost everything RUF sends via the air.
And they way to fly slow cargo airplanes carrying troops in to that buzz saw?!
>ISW has previously observed instances of the formation of reconnaissance and assault brigades within combined arms formations and assessed that the creation of such specialized formations is **meant to respond to specific tactical challenges that Russian forces have faced thus far in Ukraine**.
They’re learning.. No more infantry storming Ukranian fortified positions in suicidal frontal assaults.
>“The deployment of air assault brigades in isolation from the wider VDV force structure, however, will likely mean that **these specialized air assault brigades will be used as yet another means of conducting attritional infantry-led frontal assaults on Ukrainian fortified positions** in the short term,” the ISW said.
Curtains.
I mean seriously, what could go wrong with that.
In the first days of the war. The Ruzzian paratroopers landed, with the best equipment and a complete lack of support. They got slaughtered.
Now, poorly trained and un-equipped paratroopers, are going to fly over, a highly prepared, mega armed, hostile territory. And land without support.
What an amazing plan.
Let them land, Then turn on the AA, surround them and make them surrender.
I foresee a Russian bloodbath. First, Russia has to get through Ukraine air defense. The paratroopers will be met by Ukraine national guard troops, reserves, and front line troops on rest. The Russians won’t be able to land any armor or vehicles, or artillery. They won’t be able to be supplied, by air, land, or sea. There will be no way for them to retreat or be extracted. A worse idea than the meat-waves, that makes even Market Garden look like a well-planned and executed operation. If Russian military command is seriously considering this operation, the conclusion is that military command isn’t running the show, and orders are coming from politicians heavily huffing the crack pipe. It is truly insane.
Is this Season 2 of Hostomel Airport TV show?
Yeah last time went great.
Has some real politician meddling vibes there. No way a general came up with that idea if this is legit.
The one thing I would not trust Russian manufacturing to do is make parachutes.
never underestimate the Russian ability to plumb the depths of incompetence
Bruh it didn’t work at the beginning when it was a surprise and Ukraine had 1/200 of the air defense they have now. Absolute suicide
They did before and lost early in the war
Please let this be true so they can absolutely get domed by Ukrainian air defenses.
Read about the nazi invasion of Crete. Women, children, the elderly were out with shovels, pitchforks etc. inflicting heavy casualties on the invaders. More of that please, if it happens. Make them pay for every inch of Ukrainian land they steal.
There has to be a cheaper way for them to commit suicide…
That will be one huge disaster.
Lol.. they’re seriously thinking about trying this again?
They tried that at the start.
Well, that’s one way to break the daily Russian casualty record.
Good luck with some very long distance AA in Ukraine.
Hears hoping we get some footage of a Gepard going to town on their transport helicopters.