"Almost for the textbook": the head of the special staff in Ukraine in the Bundesver about the counter -offensive of the Armed Forces near Kharkiv
He also evaluated the tactics of the Armed Forces, which found the weaknesses in defense of the enemy and sent the main blow there, taking over the initiative and starting not only the offensive, but also the persecution of the occupiers. According to the general, it was almost "textbook". Christian Freuding claims that Ukrainians have won the local advantage of 4 to 1, as well as the benefits and accuracy of artillery, in particular, thanks to German technology (Panzerhaubitze and MARS RSSV).
He also commented on the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, emphasizing that when departure from the standpoint of military equipment that cannot be taken away, it was customary to destroy. The Russian military left a huge amount of equipment. According to Freuding, it is a classic example of using the army of orders.
The lower level commanders were deprived of the authority to make any decisions on their own, which, in the absence of orders from above, led to the collapse of the front line and chaotic escape. He said that at the NATO Defense Ministers meeting, someone even joked that it was "the greatest sacrifice of the Armed Forces since the beginning of the war" and it is obvious that the Ukrainian military would use all this Russian equipment, returning it.
The General noted that the Russian Air Force was allocated for all special operations of 550 aircraft, and by NATO standards they had to carry out 1000 to 1,200 combat departments a day. But in fact, Russian planes make up to 300 combat departments a day, and only 10% of this are directly aimed at supporting troops. Christian Freuding associates this not only with the actions of Ukrainian air defense, but also with problems with logistics and maintenance.