Leading the Way: A Company Commander's Experience
Callsign "Snake": A Sober View and Constructive Insights
I'd like to introduce a concise yet important interview with a seasoned Ukrainian company commander, known by the callsign Zmiy (Snake). He's a veteran of the 2014 and 2022 wars and offers direct insights into crucial issues. Strong language ahead:
Frontellgience Insight (FI): Hello! Please introduce yourself and briefly tell us about you.
Snake (S): My name is not important, as during the war I use only the callsign "Snakeā. This is my Second Punic War. Between wars, I managed to find myself in the IT field. Right now, I am a company commander.
FI: When did the war for Ukraine start for you?
S: The war started for me as far back as 2013. I was living the typical life of an average Ukrainian. It was a weekend, and I woke up after a night out and saw the news about Berkut (riot police) beating protesters near the monument and on Bankova Street. Thatās how it began.
FI: Tell me about your first encounter with the enemy
S: My first battle was in October 2014. Our convoy was moving to positions from Mariupol Airport and got ambushed. The ambush was organized in a piss-poor manner, so we didn't suffer any casualties and managed to suppress the attackers with suppressive fire.
FI: How has the enemy changed since then?
S: The enemy remains the same shithead. Tactics and weaponry change depending on the theater of operations and the units in action. I've seen various combinations, but I can't name a standard. Today you're fucking up rookies, and later they send veterans who have balls to crawl to your positions at night
FI: Before this war, many military analysts overestimated the capabilities of the Russian army. Now it seems there's a radically different view ā that the Russian army is weak and doesn't know how to do anything, with all their weapons rusty. What would be your assessment of the enemy's forces as of October 2023?
S: I'd advise all adepts of "conscriptovich" theory to take a closer look at the map. Because if they were so weak, we'd already be near Don. Ten rusty rifles can suppress one new AR rifle. And if they have the option to send just as many in the assault - oooh shit!Ā
You must also understand that an old tank is still a fucking tank that rapidly spits out shells. The enemy, just as before, is ruthless when it comes to casualties, and math plays a role here. Bastards can afford meat assaults; we can't. Commanders who don't get this are idiots
FI: Very often, one can come across the opinion that russian mobilized almost entirely lack warfare skills and pose no threat. To what extent is this statement accurate, considering that some of them have been in combat for almost a year?
S: Let me give you an example. When the front line collapsed in Kharkiv region, we cornered one of them. We offered him to surrender, but he chose to fight. When we finally eliminated him, according to his military ID, he had been mobilized for just two weeks. But he fought, and he delayed us. The fact that they are willing to fight even if they aren't fully prepared is significant. Time is a resource in short supply, and they have the quantity. That's why we didn't advance into Svatove, and beyond that, it didn't matter if he was ready or not
FI: There's a lot of discussion about the importance of building a strong non-commissioned officer (NCO) corps in the armed forces, seen as a key factor for successful unit leadership in battle, similar to the US. What are your thoughts on this, and to what extent is this idea actually implemented in our military?
S: A competent sergeant is like a diamond. They are both a warrior and a leader. I don't see any systematic work in terms of leadership at all. Without leaders, there's no one to lead into battle here and now. The army operates on a vertical hierarchy, and if soldiers have no one to lead them, it's not a combat unit; it's just a mob of guys with guns
FI: If you had the chance to work with Western weaponry, which one did you like the most?
S: Nothing serious ever landed in my naughty hands. I've fired various disposable grenade launchers. The AT4 packs a punch, as long as you don't fuck up the button business. Anyone who's fired it knows.
FI:Ā If you had the opportunity to change (improve) three things in the army, what would you improve or change?
S: I would introduce mandatory assessments of officers for battle planning. Criteria for the success of a unit's actions would be based on task completion without excessive losses. There should also be mandatory analysis of operations, both successful and unsuccessful, at every level from platoon and higher.
FI: Quite often, on the internet, we see different types of fundraisers: for drones and for transportation. Can you explain why there's a need for so many drones and vehicles?
S: All of these resources provide the means to sustain the units' operations - reconnaissance, and mobility. The conditions in which we have to operate and counter the enemy become significant factors that affect the duration of our work. Intense combat actions can consume everything like a dragon, within a matter of days, or even hours. However, this shouldn't be a reason for careless handling of items received from volunteers
FI: Can a regular infantry unit function effectively without a drone in this war?
S: Infantry is capable of everything, but I would recommend having a pocket drone that can work in your favor at a short distance. It saved my life several times when, instead of going on foot, I flew a couple of hundred meters ahead
FI: Let's imagine that the war is over, and everyone is returning to civilian life. How do you see yourself after the war?
S: I really want to reform education, as the junior officers, the backbone of the army, come in with almost no knowledge, and obtusely die because they wasted four years. That's what I see now, and it's fucked up.
FI: Could you recommend your favorite places for foreigners to visit in Ukraine after the war?
S: Under Dementiivka, we dug in like crazy Viet Cong. Let them come and see the fruits of my labor.
FI: Thank you for your time
S: You are welcome
In summary, it is crucial to comprehend the current situation. Ukraine is facing a formidable adversary and needs robust support from its allies to succeed. Additionally, internal challenges, though complex, must be addressed with assistance from both Ukraine's allies and within the country itself. Russia's significant military and human resources provide them with an advantage that hinders Ukraine's success. To counter this, Ukraine requires a substantial increase in aid and a resolute commitment to implementing the necessary changes to defeat one of the world's largest military forces.
For Ukrainian speakers, we are also providing the original, untranslated text version of the interview:
Š”ŃŠøŠ»ŃŃŃŠøŠŗŠ° Ń Š¾ŃŃŠ¾Š³ŃŠ°ŃŃŃ Š·Š±ŠµŃŠµŠ¶ŠµŠ½Š°
- ŠŃŠµŠ“ŃŃŠ°Š²ŃŃ, ŃŠ¾Š·ŠŗŠ°Š¶Šø ŠŗŠ¾ŃŠ¾ŃŠŗŠ¾ ŠæŃŠ¾ ŃŠµŠ±Šµ
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Š¾Š²ŃŃŃŠø ŃŠ¾ Š“ŠµŃŠŗŃ Š· Š½ŠøŃ
Š²Š¶Šµ Š²Š¾ŃŃŃŃ Š¼Š°Š¹Š¶Šµ ŃŃŠŗ?
Š Š¾Š·ŠŗŠ°Š¶Ń Š½Š° ŠæŃŠøŠ¼ŃŃŃ. ŠŠ¾Š»Šø ŃŃŃ
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ŃŃ, ŃŠŗŃŠ¾ ŃŠ¾Š»Š“Š°ŃŃŠ² Š½Ń ŠŗŠ¾Š¼Ń Š²ŠµŃŃŠø ŃŠµ Š½Šµ Š±Š¾Š¹Š¾Š²ŠøŠ¹ ŠæŃŠ“ŃŠ¾Š·Š“ŃŠ» ŃŠµ ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŃŠ¾ Š±Š°Š½Š“Š° Š¼ŃŠ¶ŠøŠŗŃŠ² Š·Ń ŃŃŠ²Š¾Š»Š°Š¼Šø.
- ŠÆŠŗŃŠ¾ ŃŠ¾Š±Ń Š²Š“Š°Š»Š¾ŃŃ ŠæŠ¾ŠæŃŠ°ŃŃŠ²Š°ŃŠø ŃŠ· ŠŠ°Ń
ŃŠ“Š½Š¾Ń Š·Š±ŃŠ¾ŃŃ, ŃŠŗŠ° ŃŠ¾Š±Ń Š½Š°Š¹Š±ŃŠ»ŃŃ ŠæŃŠøŠæŠ°Š»Š° Š“Š¾ Š“ŃŃŃ?
ŠŃ ŃŠ¾Š³Š¾ ŃŠµŃŠ¹Š¾Š·Š½Š¾Š³Š¾ Š² Š¼Š¾Ń Ń
ŃŠøŠ²Ń ŃŃŃŠµŠ½ŃŃŠ° Š½Šµ ŠæŠ¾ŃŃŠ°ŠæŠ»ŃŠ»Š¾. Š”ŃŃŃŠ»ŃŠ² Š· ŃŃŠ·Š½ŠøŃ
Š³ŃŠ°Š½Š°ŃŠ¾Š¼ŠµŃŃŠ² Š¾Š“Š½Š¾ŃŠ°Š·Š¾Š²ŠøŃ
. ŠŠ¢4 Š½Š¾ŃŠ¼Š°Š»ŃŠ½Š¾ Š±Š°Ń
Š°Ń, Š³Š¾Š»Š¾Š²Š½Šµ Š½Šµ ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŃŠ°ŃŠø ŠæŃŠøŠŗŠ¾Š» Š· ŠŗŠ½Š¾ŠæŠŗŠ°Š¼Šø. Š„ŃŠ¾ ŃŃŃŃŠ»ŃŠ² Š·Š½Š°Ń.
-ŠÆŠŗŠ±Šø Š² ŃŠµŠ±Šµ Š±ŃŠ»Š° Š¼Š¾Š¶Š»ŠøŠ²ŃŃŃŃ Š·Š¼ŃŠ½ŠøŃŠø(ŠæŠ¾ŠŗŃŠ°ŃŠøŃŠø) ŃŃŠø ŃŠµŃŃ Š² Š°ŃŠ¼ŃŃ, ŃŠ¾ Š±Šø ŃŠø ŠæŠ¾ŠŗŃŠ°ŃŠøŠ² Š°Š±Š¾ Š·Š¼ŃŠ½ŠøŠ²?
ŠŠ²ŃŠ² Š¾Š±Š¾Š²Ź¼ŃŠ·ŠŗŠ¾Š²Ń Š°ŃŠµŃŃŠ°ŃŃŃ Š¾ŃŃŃŠµŃŃŠ² Š· ŠæŠ»Š°Š½ŃŠ²Š°Š½Š½Ń Š±Š¾Ń. ŠŃŠøŃŠµŃŃŃ ŃŃŠæŃŃŠ½Š¾ŃŃŃ Š“ŃŃ ŠæŃŠ“ŃŠ¾Š·Š“ŃŠ»Ń - Š²ŠøŠŗŠ¾Š½Š°Š½Š½Ń Š·Š°Š²Š“Š°Š½Š½Ń Š“Š¾ Š²ŃŃŠ°Ń. ŠŠ±Š¾Š²Ź¼ŃŠ·ŠŗŠ¾Š²ŠøŠ¹ Š°Š½Š°Š»ŃŠ· ŠæŃŠ¾Š²ŠµŠ“ŠµŠ½ŠøŃ
Š¾ŠæŠµŃŠ°ŃŃŠ¹, ŃŠŗ ŃŃŠæŃŃŠ½ŠøŃ
ŃŠ°Šŗ Ń ŠæŃŠ¾Š²Š°Š»ŃŠ½ŠøŃ
- Š²ŃŠ“ Š²Š·Š²Š¾Š“Ń ŃŠ° Š²ŠøŃŠµ, Š½Š° ŠŗŠ¾Š¶Š½Š¾Š¼Ń ŃŃŠ²Š½Ń.
- Š„Š¾ŃŃ Š· ŃŠ¾Š±Š¾Ń ŠæŠ¾Š³Š¾Š²Š¾ŃŠøŃŠø ŃŠµ ŠæŃŠ¾ Š·Š±Š¾ŃŠø. ŠŠ¾ŃŠøŃŃ ŃŠ°ŃŃŠ¾, Š² ŃŠ½ŃŠµŃŠ½ŠµŃŃ Š¼Š¾Š¶Š½Š° ŠæŠ¾Š±Š°ŃŠøŃŠø Š“ŠµŠŗŃŠ»ŃŠŗŠ° ŃŠøŠæŃŠ² Š·Š±Š¾ŃŃŠ²: Š½Š° Š“ŃŠ¾Š½Šø ŃŠ° Š½Š° ŃŃŠ°Š½ŃŠæŠ¾ŃŃ. ŠŠ¾ŃŃŠ½Šø ŃŠ¾Š¼Ń ŠæŠ¾ŃŃŃŠ±Š½Š¾ ŃŠ°Šŗ Š±Š°Š³Š°ŃŠ¾ Š“ŃŠ¾Š½ŃŠ² ŃŠ° ŃŃŠ°Š½ŃŠæŠ¾ŃŃŃ?
Š¦Šµ Š²ŃŠµ ŃŠ¾Š·Ń
Š¾Š“Š½ŃŠŗŠø, ŃŠŗŃ Š·Š°Š±ŠµŠ·ŠæŠµŃŃŃŃŃ ŠæŠ¾ŃŃŃŠ¹Š½Ń Š¶ŠøŃŃŃŠ“ŃŃŠ»ŃŠ½ŃŃŃŃ ŠæŃŠ“ŃŠ¾Š·Š“ŃŠ»ŃŠ² - ŃŠ¾Š·Š²ŃŠ“ŠŗŠ°, ŠæŠµŃŠµŠ¼ŃŃŠµŠ½Š½Ń. Š£Š¼Š¾Š²Šø Š² ŃŠŗŠøŃ
ŠæŃŠøŃ
Š¾Š“ŠøŃŃŃŃ Š“ŃŃŃŠø ŃŠ° ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŠøŠ“ŃŃ Š²Š¾ŃŠ¾Š³Š° ŃŃŠ°ŃŃŃ Š²Š°Š³Š¾Š¼ŠøŠ¼Šø ŃŠ°ŠŗŃŠ¾ŃŠ°Š¼Šø, ŃŠŗŃ ŃŠŗŠ°Š·ŃŃŃŃŃ Š½Š° ŃŠµŃŠ¼ŃŠ½Ń ŃŠ¾Š±Š¾ŃŠø. ŠŠ½ŃŠµŠ½ŃŠøŠ²Š½Ń Š±Š¾Š¹Š¾Š²Ń Š“ŃŃ ŃŠŗ Š“ŃŠ°ŠŗŠ¾Š½ ŠæŃŠ¾ŠŗŠ¾Š²ŃŃŃŃŃ Š²ŃŠµ Ń Š¾Š“ŃŠ°Š·Ń Š·Š° Š»ŃŃŠµŠ½Ń Š“Š½Ń, Š° ŃŠ¾ Š¹ Š³Š¾Š“ŠøŠ½Šø. Š„Š¾ŃŠ° ŃŠµ Š½Šµ Š¼Š°Ń Š±ŃŃŠø ŠæŃŠ“ŃŃŠ°Š²Š¾Ń Š“Š»Ń Š½ŠµŠ“Š±Š°Š»Š¾Š³Š¾ ŃŃŠ°Š²Š»ŠµŠ½Š½Ń Š“Š¾ ŃŠµŃŠµŠ¹ Š¾ŃŃŠøŠ¼Š°Š½ŠøŃ
Š²ŃŠ“ Š²Š¾Š»Š¾Š½ŃŠµŃŃŠ².
- Š§Šø Š¼Š¾Š¶Šµ Š·Š²ŠøŃŠ°Š¹Š½ŠøŠ¹ ŠæŃŃ
Š¾ŃŠ½ŠøŠ¹ ŠæŃŠ“ŃŠ¾Š·Š“ŃŠ» ŃŃŠ½ŠŗŃŃŠ¾Š½ŃŠ²Š°ŃŠø ŠæŠ¾Š²Š½Š¾ŃŃŠ½Š½Š¾ Š±ŠµŠ· Š“ŃŠ¾Š½Ń Š½Š° ŃŃŠ¹ Š²ŃŠ¹Š½Ń?
ŠŃŃ
Š¾ŃŠ° Š¼Š¾Š¶Šµ Š²ŃŠµ, Š°Š»Šµ ŃŠ°Š“Š¶Ń Š¼Š°ŃŠø ŠŗŠ°ŃŠ¼Š°Š½Š¾Š³Š¾ Š“ŃŠ¾Š½Š°, ŃŠŗŠøŠ¹ Š·Š¼Š¾Š¶Šµ ŠæŃŠ°ŃŃŠ²Š°ŃŠø Š² Š²Š°ŃŠøŃ
ŃŠ½ŃŠµŃŠµŃŠ°Ń
Š½Š° Š½ŠµŠ²ŠµŠ»ŠøŠŗŃ Š²ŃŠ“ŃŃŠ°Š½Ń. ŠŠµŠ½Ń ŃŠµ Š²ŃŃŃŃŠ²Š°Š»Š¾ Š“ŠµŠŗŃŠ»ŃŠŗŠ° ŃŠ°Š·ŃŠ² Š¶ŠøŃŃŃ, ŠŗŠ¾Š»Šø Š·Š°Š¼ŃŃŃŃ Š¹ŃŠø Š½ŃŠ¶ŠŗŠ°Š¼Šø Ń Š»ŃŃŠ°Š² Š½Š° ŠæŠ°ŃŃ ŃŠ¾Ń Š¼ŠµŃŃŃŠ² Š²ŠæŠµŃŠµŠ“.
- ŠŠ° ŃŠŗŃŠ»ŃŠŗŠø Š²Š¾Š»Š¾Š½ŃŠµŃŃŃŠŗŃ ŃŃŃ
Šø Š²Š·Š°Š³Š°Š»Ń Š·Š“Š°ŃŠ½Ń ŠæŠµŃŠµŠŗŃŠøŃŠø ŠæŃŠ¾Š±ŃŠ»Šø Ń Š»Š¾Š³ŃŃŃŠøŃŃ?
ŠŃŠ¼ŃŃ ŃŃŃŃŠŗŃŃŃŠ° Š“ŃŠ¶Šµ Š·Š°ŃŠµŠ³ŃŠ»ŃŠ¾Š²Š°Š½Š°, Š²Š¾Š»Š¾Š½ŃŠµŃŠŗŠ° Š·Š±ŠµŃŃŠ³Š°Ń ŃŠ°Ń Ń Š½ŠµŃŠ²Šø Š·Ń ŃŠæŠøŃŠ°Š½Š½ŃŠ¼.
- Š£ŃŠ²ŃŠ¼Š¾ ŃŠ¾ Š²ŃŠ¹Š½Š° Š·Š°ŠŗŃŠ½ŃŠøŠ»Š°ŃŃ ŠæŠµŃŠµŠ¼Š¾Š³Š¾Ń, Š²ŃŃ ŠæŠ¾Š²ŠµŃŃŠ°ŃŃŃŃŃ Š“Š¾ ŃŠøŠ²ŃŠ»ŃŠ½Š¾Š³Š¾ Š¶ŠøŃŃŃ. ŠÆŠŗ ŃŠø ŃŠµŠ±Šµ Š±Š°ŃŠøŃ ŠæŃŃŠ»Ń Š²ŃŠ¹Š½Šø?
Š„Š¾ŃŃ Š“ŃŠ¶Šµ ŃŠøŠ»ŃŠ½Š¾ ŃŠµŃŠ¾ŃŠ¼ŃŠ²Š°ŃŠø Š¾ŃŠ²ŃŃŃ, Š±Š¾ Š¼Š¾Š»Š¾Š“ŃŃ Š¾ŃŃŃŠµŃŠø Š¾ŃŠ½Š¾Š²Š° Š°ŃŠ¼ŃŃ ŠæŃŠøŃ
Š¾Š“ŃŃŃ ŠæŠ¾Š²Š½ŠøŠ¼Šø Š½ŃŠ»ŃŠ¼Šø Ń Š¼ŃŃŃŃ Š½Šµ Š·Š°Ń
ŃŠ¹ Š±Š¾ 4 ŃŠ¾ŠŗŠø Ń
ŃŃŃŠ¾Ń ŃŃŃŠ°Š“Š°Š»Šø. Š¦Šµ ŃŠµ ŃŠ¾ Ń Š±Š°ŃŃ Š·Š°ŃŠ°Š· Ń ŃŠµ ŠæŃŠ·Š“ŠµŃ.
- ŠŠ¾ŃŠµŠŗŠ¾Š¼ŠµŠ½Š“ŃŠ¹ ŃŠ²Š¾Ń ŃŠ»ŃŠ±Š»ŠµŠ½Ń Š¼ŃŃŃŃ, ŃŠŗŃ ŃŠø Š±Šø ŃŠµŠŗŠ¾Š¼ŠµŠ½Š“ŃŠ²Š°Š² Š²ŃŠ“Š²ŃŠ“Š°ŃŠø ŃŠ½Š¾Š·ŠµŠ¼ŃŃŠ¼ ŠæŃŃŠ»Ń Š²ŃŠ¹Š½Šø?
ŠŃŠ“ ŠŠµŠ¼ŠµŠ½ŃŃŃŠ²ŠŗŠ¾Š¹ Š¼Šø Š½Š°ŃŠøŠ»Šø ŃŠŗ Š±ŃŃŠ¾Š²Ń Š²ŃŃŠŗŠ¾Š½Š³Š¾Š²ŃŃ, Ń
Š°Š¹ Š·Ź¼ŃŠ·Š“ŃŃŃ ŠæŠ¾Š“ŠøŠ²Š»ŃŃŃŃŃ Š½Š° ŃŃŠŗ Š¼Š¾ŃŃ
ŃŃŃŠ“Šø.
ŠŃŠŗŃŃ!
Quite an interesting perspective.
It's obvious that the big expansion of the Ukrainian army has diluted the quality of the officer corps.
On the other hand, war has a way to eliminate bullshit, so the most capable officers and soldiers should be able to survive and improve the efficiency (with the help of some luck)