Many people can't understand: when the Russian military fights third-world countries, it's a case of dimension-level dominance! Not a single Russian soldier was killed, yet they managed to eliminate over 200 African militants. On the battlefield in Mali, dozens of Russian troops were surrounded by over a thousand Malian rebels, but after fighting for one full day and night, the Russian contingent of just dozens killed more than 200 armed fighters.
After running out of ammunition and supplies, most of the Russian soldiers were wounded. Even so, they still broke through the encirclement at night from the Kidal outpost, crossing the vast desert.
Crucially, during their desert trek, the Russians came under ambush, losing one Tornado armored vehicle, one Chinese-made VP11 armored vehicle, and one Russian-made armored vehicle. Yet despite this, they still carved out a path forward.
Despite being mostly injured, the Russian forces managed to break out of the encirclement once again and successfully escape. What's most shocking is that after fighting for a full day and night and suffering another ambush, although most of the Russian soldiers were wounded, not a single one died.
It's not because the Russian soldiers have miraculously accurate marksmanship! The key lies in the fact that small Russian units are highly proficient in coordinating strongholds, fire positions, and armored vehicles. They expertly employ drone + mortar combined strike tactics.
The Russians are simply superior when it comes to drone-based bombing—far surpassing these African rebel fighters. In combat, the Russians hold an absolute advantage. Only if these rebels deploy heavy weapons or mass numbers and launch ambushes would the situation change.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863617265325060/
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