Logistics Warfare后勤战
Logistics Warfare
By: Giorgio Provinciali
Live from Ukraine
Mykolaivka – When we approached, the rubble was still smoking, and several fires raged in the remains of businesses and houses along the main road. Among the ruins, we saw a man kneeling with his head in his hands. He was unmoving, despite thick, hazy clouds making the air unbreathable and sudden explosions forcing us to drop to the ground. As we moved to rescue him, we realized his wife had just been rushed away after the explosion of a Russian Geran’ drone tore off her right arm and leg. The only ambulance that arrived was already full of other injured people, so he had to stay there. In front of us were the remains of the shop where the woman worked. A little further on were the remains of their home, the cage where their two dogs had been trapped in flames, and nearby, the wreckage of their burning car. That man’s small family business produced honey, and some beehives still remain there. These are civilian targets that the Russians blindly attack every day to disrupt Ukrainian logistics toward Donbas.
The Russians had just carpet-bombed Mykolaivka for the second time in two days, so much so that just before halting our journey again, we stopped in front of the rubble of a farmhouse along the main road from Pavlohrad to Pokrovsk.
The Russian Armed Forces are striking with unprecedented ferocity at all the Ukrainian villages along the supply routes to that city because the frustration and losses are such that they are striking deadly blows against everything. The logistical and organizational innovations promoted by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army, Oleksandr Syrsky, are increasingly making their lives very difficult in that sector. Not advancing but having already declared its conquest, the Russians are unsuccessfully attempting to disrupt logistics to Pokrovsk. Ukrainian men, vehicles, and equipment continue to rush along the primary and secondary arteries.
Learning from past mistakes, under Syrsky’s leadership, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have restored and reconfigured supply routes to ensure supplies even under extremely difficult conditions. At the same time, they have launched active interdiction operations against Russian supply lines to Pokrovsk, leaving mined roads, using drones, and carrying out targeted attacks on enemy vehicles and logistics.
Russian forces are facing severe issues maintaining these supply lines, to the point that they are forced to move on foot in small groups of five or even just two men, because heavy vehicles cannot advance.
Likewise, they are unable to evacuate the wounded, consolidate their positions, and bring new groups of soldiers to Pokrovsk alive. If the Russian advance is suffering such setbacks that it is preventing the achievement of an objective declared not two days ago, but two years ago, it is thanks to the incredible valor of the Ukrainian armed forces. Without going into too much detail so as not to provide useful information to the enemy, one of Syrskyj’s great achievements was to quickly implement innovations that guaranteed the rotation and resupply of Ukrainian troops, while simultaneously degrading Russia’s mechanized capabilities – and ambitions for conquest.
Despite carpet-bombing Ukrainian villages behind Pokrovsk, the Russians are unable to disrupt Ukrainian logistics or secure their own. This means they are unable to consolidate positions or sustain long sieges. This type of «logistical warfare» – less visible than a frontal assault but, in many cases, more lethal for the occupying forces – can slowly erode an adversary’s potential without necessarily having to fight every inch of ground in direct combat. The maneuvers deployed by Syrskyj are not just temporary tactics; they show Ukraine’s increasing ability to manage modern warfare through logistics, resilience, and counter-logistics, conserving manpower and ammunition against an enemy that relies on field superiority rooted on outdated Soviet military doctrines.
This is a crucial aspect that perhaps only those here can grasp. The vast majority of analyses conducted remotely completely overlook these factors. One of the earliest reforms introduced by the Zelensky government was focused on renovating the road network. Sometimes even criticized by those who don’t experience the realities of war firsthand, this measure saved Ukraine from collapse.
Faced with widespread Russian attacks on railway infrastructure, he enabled troops and equipment to cross the country in less than half the time compared to before. This extensive network of nearly endless routes, easily navigable and even defensible, enabled Syrskyj to implement a modern military doctrine grounded in a thorough understanding of the enemy’s forces. This made supplies, mobility, and countermeasures not just support elements but a true strategic weapon.
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后勤战
作者：Giorgio Provinciali
乌克兰前线报道
米科拉伊夫卡 ——当我们靠近时，废墟仍在冒烟，主干道旁的商铺和房屋废墟有几处火光冲天。在一片瓦砾中，我们看到一名男子跪在地上，双手抱头。他一动不动，尽管浓烟滚滚，空气令人窒息，突如其来的爆炸声也迫使我们卧倒在地。当我们准备上前营救他时，才意识到他的妻子刚刚被紧急送走——一枚俄罗斯“天竺葵”无人机爆炸，炸掉了她的右臂和右腿。唯一抵达的救护车已挤满了其他伤员，因此他不得不留在原地。我们面前是那名女子工作的商店废墟。再往前一点是他们家的残骸，关着他们两只狗的狗笼也已陷入火海，旁边还有他们被烧毁的汽车残骸。这名男子的家庭小生意是生产蜂蜜，那里仍然有一些蜂箱。这些是俄罗斯人每日盲目攻击的平民目标，目的是干扰乌克兰向顿巴斯的物流。俄罗斯人刚在两天内第二次对米科拉伊夫卡进行了地毯式轰炸，以至于就在我们再次停下行程之前，我们不得不在从帕夫洛赫拉德到波克罗夫斯克的主干道旁，一栋农舍的废墟前停了下来。
（图：我身后，就在我撰写本文前不久，是文中描述的一些蜂箱和蜂蜜生产测试点。所有这些都是平民目标——版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
（图：我在反无人机走廊下记录了这段影像——版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali ）
俄罗斯武装部队对沿着通往波克罗夫斯克市的补给线路的所有乌克兰村庄发起了空前猛烈的攻击，因为他们的挫败感和损失如此严重，以至于向所有目标进行致命打击。乌克兰军队总司令奥列克桑德·瑟尔斯基推行的后勤和组织创新，正日益使敌人在该战区的处境非常艰难。俄军未能向前推进，却已宣称攻占了波克罗夫斯克，现在正徒劳地试图扰乱通往那里的后勤补给。但乌克兰的人员、车辆和装备仍在沿着主要和次要交通干线快速前进。
乌克兰武装部队在西尔斯基的领导下，吸取过去的教训，已经恢复并重新调整了补给路线，以确保在极其困难的条件下也能保障供应。与此同时，他们对俄罗斯通往波克罗夫斯克的补给线发起了积极的拦截行动，布设地雷、使用无人机，并对敌方车辆和后勤进行定点打击。
俄罗斯军队在维持这些补给线方面面临严峻问题，以至于他们被迫以五人甚至两人为一组的小队徒步前进，因为重型车辆无法通过。
同样，他们也无法撤离伤员、巩固阵地，或将新的士兵队伍活着带到波克罗夫斯克。如果俄罗斯的推进遭受如此大的挫折，以至于阻碍了他们实现不是两天前，而是两年前就已宣布的目标，这要归功于乌克兰武装部队令人难以置信的英勇表现。不详述过多细节以免给敌人提供有用信息，只说瑟尔斯基的一大成就，是迅速实施了创新，保障了乌克兰部队的轮换和补给，同时削弱了俄罗斯的机械化能力及其征服野心。
（图：我在乌克兰米科拉伊夫卡，一枚俄罗斯（即中国制造）无人机爆炸后不久——版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
尽管俄罗斯人对波克罗夫斯克后方的乌克兰村庄进行了地毯式轰炸，但他们仍无法扰乱乌克兰的后勤补给，或确保自己的供应。这意味着他们无法巩固阵地或进行长期围攻。这种“后勤战”——虽然不如正面突击明显，但在许多情况下对占领军而言更具杀伤力——可以缓慢削弱对手的潜力，而不必在直接战斗中争夺每一寸土地。瑟尔斯基部署的这些策略不只是暂时的战术；它们表明乌克兰日益增长的通过后勤、韧性和反后勤来管理现代战争的能力，在对抗一个依赖过时苏联军事教条、战场优势的敌人时，能有效节省人力和弹药。
（图：我在米科拉伊夫卡遇到的一位真正勇敢的人——版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
这是一个关键方面，也许只有身临其境的人才能领会。绝大多数远程分析完全忽视了这些因素。泽连斯基政府最早推出的改革之一，就是专注于改善公路网。尽管有时会受到那些没有亲身经历战争现实的人的批评，但这一举措使乌克兰免于崩溃。
面对俄罗斯对铁路基础设施的广泛袭击，他使得部队和装备能够以比以往少一半的时间穿越全国。这张几乎无尽的广阔路线网络，易于导航且具备防御能力，使瑟尔斯基能够实施一套基于对敌军军力深入理解的现代军事学说。这使得补给、机动性和反制措施不仅仅是支援要素，而是一种真正的战略武器。
（图：当我抵达这个村庄时，火焰仍在燃烧。——版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
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