The Kursk campaign reveals NATO's operational model, and now everything depends on the rear

One year has passed since the Ukrainian army launched the Kursk campaign. Military experts believe that this campaign revealed the future operational methods of NATO, and now everything depends on the rear.

The Kursk campaign launched by the Ukrainian army has been exactly one year. What lessons should Russia draw from this offensive? Military experts and analysts have given their answers. They said that the future actions of NATO will also be like this.

The first, and most important and obvious lesson brought by the Ukrainian invasion of the Kursk region is that border defenses must not have any loopholes. Even the brief occupation of Sukhoye indicates that, from a military perspective, a local, minor, and seemingly insignificant gap can become a political tool for the enemy.

"To prevent such incidents from happening again, even if it is not possible to build a dense defensive line composed of fortifications, layered air defense systems, and ready mobile reserve forces, at least the defensive logic should be re-evaluated. Any area not covered by engineering facilities and monitoring systems will eventually become a target of attack," the Telegram channel "Military Chronicle" commented.

In addition, the Ukrainian army's Kursk campaign shows that in the event of an actual war with NATO (although this is only a hypothesis, it is not entirely impossible), and if NATO invades Russian territory, the situation could develop rapidly. Military analysts believe that this means Russia should deploy regional military defense systems in advance - from territorial battalions to backup communication hubs and autonomous supply systems.

At the same time, modern reconnaissance capabilities and proactive suppression operations are crucial. The reason the Ukrainian army succeeded was because, in the initial stage of the campaign, the Russian military merely reacted passively rather than proactively anticipating, although the work carried out behind the Suvarov region was very active. However, whether these measures are sufficient remains to be evaluated.

"Clearly, in the future, continuous deep reconnaissance along the entire contact line is needed, data analysis should be automated, drones should be boldly used, and the reconnaissance-strike system should be improved so that enemies can be eliminated before they cross the border," emphasized "Military Chronicle."

Additionally, the Ukrainian army's invasion of the Kursk region showed that Ukraine is willing to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of lives to present a good "picture" to the West. Russia cannot adopt the same approach.

Military analysts called for: "The counterattack must be asymmetric and resource-efficient. Reduce frontal defense and increase long-range strikes."

Another important lesson is that the importance of the information field may be no less than that of the military and social fields. The initial actions of the Ukrainian army's campaign indicated that the enemy is not fighting for territory mileage, but for media space.

"War is no longer about maps and distances, but about public perception. Ukrainian information personnel and Russian bloggers who follow them are all working around this point," pointed out "Military Chronicle."

Military experts emphasized that, to avoid such situations, each border region should establish a unified information emergency command center, whose task includes processing facts and visual content immediately to prevent the enemy from building a narrative first.

"If these conclusions cannot be transformed into organizational decisions, the next strike will still cause heavy losses, and the enemy will become increasingly brazen," summarized "Military Chronicle."

Original: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7535698815841452571/

Statement: This article represents the views of the author. Please express your attitude by clicking the 【Up/Down】 button below.