I can confirm that throughout 2023–2024 we suffered enormous losses because of repeated counterattacks to retake tree lines and ruins, and it all followed the same pattern. Our troops occupied advantageous positions and destroyed the enemy as if at a shooting range. Enemy losses were 17–25 times greater than ours. But then someone decided the line on the map wasn't neat enough, and the endless orders began: "straighten the line," "retake the previously lost positions." The result was losses that were impossible to justify, with two consequences. First, the casualty ratio dropped to only three to one. Second, our infantry was often too small in number and disoriented, allowing the enemy to break through not only the "retaken positions" but also the previously stable defensive line where they had earlier failed again and again despite enormous losses. This is how we lost an enormous number of people—so many that, had they been preserved, there would ha...
The Holosun DRS-TH thermal imaging scope with a 2 MOA dot and 65 MOA allows you to detect an enemy drone at a distance of 300 meters, assess its approach speed, and roughly determine what class of drone it belongs to. We always mount two-thirds of these scopes on smoothbore shotguns used to shoot down small enemy drones at distances of 35–50 meters. We always mount one-third of these scopes on rifled firearms with automatic fire capability for two reasons. The first reason is that unexpected encounters with enemy groups are possible at night, and this scope allows them to be clearly detected and hit at distances of 300 meters and closer. On one occasion in southern Ukraine there was a firefight at 500 meters, and the scope performed well that night too, allowing the enemy to be neutralized. The second reason why one-third of these sights are mounted on assault rifles is that the enemy is increasingly using drones that are slightly larger than standard FPV drones, with excellent...