View of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Archival photoMOSCOW, 30 May. The Russian Armed Forces are successfully solving the tasks of capturing cities on the territory of Donbass and Ukraine, which should have become the main problem during the special operation, Colonel-General Georgy Shpak, ex-commander of the Russian Airborne Forces, said in an interview with RT. «The main problem is the cities. Already it is obvious that when conducting defensive operations in them, the enemy uses the tactics of the German fascists, which they used in the last century,» Shpak said. stays down in the buildings. In addition, neo-Nazis turn large industrial enterprises into real fortresses, Shpak explained. To successfully solve combat missions, Russian soldiers also had to turn to the military experience of the middle of the last century, the ex-commander of the Airborne Forces pointed out.
WP: Western mercenaries are fleeing Ukraine»But we also switched to the method of urban combat during the Great Patriotic War: we operate with mobile assault groups with pinpoint support of tanks and artillery. Our guys have to destroy the enemy with jewelry», — Shpak explained. The Colonel General highly appreciated the tactics used by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. According to him, it involves a methodical advance, allowing you to save the lives of both its soldiers and civilians. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and on March 25 they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
