{"id":1395172,"date":"2026-05-20T10:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/the-ukrainian-armed-forces-have-significantly-reduced-the-effectiveness-of-the-russian-armys-key-tactics\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:26:25","slug":"the-ukrainian-armed-forces-have-significantly-reduced-the-effectiveness-of-the-russian-armys-key-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/the-ukrainian-armed-forces-have-significantly-reduced-the-effectiveness-of-the-russian-armys-key-tactics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ukrainian Armed Forces have significantly reduced the effectiveness of the Russian army&#8217;s key tactics."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"261\"><strong>Ukrainian military forces have significantly reduced the effectiveness of one of the Russian army&#8217;s key tactics, which Russia has actively used to advance along the front over the past two years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"319\"> <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/span> reports this.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"477\"> We are talking about the tactics of the so-called &#8220;leakage&#8221; of small assault groups, when Russian units with small forces gradually consolidated their positions in new ones.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"664\"> According to the publication, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">the Ukrainian Armed Forces<\/span><\/span> have learned to quickly detect and destroy such groups through the use of drones, mobile units, and coordinated counterattacks.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"762\"> Against this backdrop, the pace of Russian army advancement in 2026 was the slowest in the past two years.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"952\"> Analysts estimate <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Russia&#8217;s<\/span><\/span> monthly losses at approximately 35,000 killed and seriously wounded soldiers, but this has not produced significant results at the front.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1232\"> <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Rob Lee,<\/span><\/span> an expert at the American <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Foreign Policy Research Institute,<\/span><\/span> noted that Ukrainian forces have significantly improved cooperation between drones and infantry. He added that ground drones and mobile clearing teams are increasingly being used.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1383\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"> At the same time, analysts are still cautiously assessing the situation and are not talking about a turning point in the war, but rather about a gradual shift in the dynamics of military operations in Ukraine&#8217;s favor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"full-post__content font-rules\"><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2393\"> Also follow <strong>&#8220;Pryamy&#8221;<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian military forces have significantly reduced the effectiveness of one of the Russian army&#8217;s key tactics, which Russia has actively used to advance along the front over the past two years. The Wall Street Journal reports this. 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