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Ukrainian Armed Forces brigade takes cues from UKs special operations forces - Defense Express Editor-in-Chief Katkov

4 October, 2022 Tuesday
21:22

Ukraine's 28th Detached Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign uses tried and tested tactics favoured by the UK's renowned Special Operations Forces - acting as rapid deployment forces who operate behind enemy lines

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Oleg Katkov, editor-in-chief of Defense Express, shared this insight with Espreso TV.

"An extremely interesting video was published by the Ground Forces' command regarding the actions of the 28th Detached Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign, which operates specifically in the Kherson direction. It is interesting that our fighters use the tactics of the British SAS," he noted.

Reference: The Special Air Service (SAS) is the main unit of the British Special Operations Forces.

"It consists in the creation of rapid deployment groups. They simply ride in buggies with heavy weapons - a machine gun or an anti-tank missile complex. These small mobile groups operate in raids on the enemy, which are carried out behind enemy lines, causing even more chaos. They destroy artillery, command posts, and communication stations. All this does not help Russian groupings gain strength," Katkov concluded.

One of Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades in South uses tactics of special unit of British Army - Defense Express Editor-in-Chief Katkov

The 28th separate mechanized brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign of the Armed Forces uses the tactics of the main unit of the Special Operations Forces of Great Britain - they act as light raiding groups in the rear

Oleg Katkov, editor-in-chief of Defense Express, said this on Espreso.

"An extremely interesting video was published by the command of the Ground Forces regarding the actions of the 28th separate mechanized brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign, which operates specifically in the Kherson direction. It is interesting that our fighters use the tactics of the British SAS," he noted.

Reference: The Special Air Service (SAS) is the main unit of the British Special Operations Forces.

"It consists in the creation of light raiding groups. They simply ride in buggies with heavy weapons - a machine gun or an anti-tank missile complex. These small mobile groups operate in raids on the rear of the enemy, causing even more chaos.  They destroy artillery, command posts, and communication stations.  All this does not add additional strength to the Russian group," Katkov concluded.

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