Didn’t the “spy network” that pervades the Ukrainian government and officials function?
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(International journalist, Masato Kimura)
[London]How Russia deployed unconventional operations in the Ukraine war.
Jack Watling, Senior Fellow for Ground Warfare at the British Royal Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI), a think tank, and others, say that since February last year, Russia has launched covert operations, psychological operations, sabotage, and other activities to overthrow the Ukrainian government. It released a report analyzing sabotage, special operations, and intelligence and counterintelligence.
RUSI senior researcher Jack Watling (photo by author)
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Entitled Preliminary Lessons to be Learned from Russia’s Unconventional Operations in the Russo-Ukrainian War (February last year to February this year) (p. 39). Mr. Watling interviewed officials of Ukrainian intelligence agencies, security services, and law enforcement agencies before and during the war, and collected a large amount of materials left on the Ukrainian battlefield and leaked from Russian secret agencies and organizations. Analyzed.
winning mechanism
Russia’s envisioned “victory mechanism” was destabilization and anarchy within Ukraine. This will cripple the government and military chain of command, undermine public confidence in government institutions, and undermine national stability. It was assumed that Russian forces would be unlikely to encounter sustained and organized Ukrainian resistance, as assistance from international partners would be minimized.
A few Russian planners envisioned repeating the success of the 2014 Crimean campaign. This operation was also planned on the assumption that there would be no Ukrainian military resistance. The Ukrainian military at the time simply failed to shoot down 11 attack helicopters and eight military transport planes carrying Russian special forces to Crimea in Ukrainian airspace because the General Staff leadership refused to issue orders. .
The Kremlin believed it was their strength, even though simply being “on the side” was the only factor in the success of the Crimean campaign. That will lead to a reckless war called a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
