Russian company flayed by combined arms defense

Footage of a Russian attack on Synkivka, near Kharkiv, in December 2023. A Russian mechanized company launches an attack and is absolutely flayed by a smorgasbord of combined arms, courtesy of the 30th Mechanized Brigade. A BMP platoon advances passed previously destroyed vehicles, with a tank running point and a mine rolling tank far in the lead. The modified tank explodes, likely from a mine, and then takes direct fire from the flank. The second tank and two BMPs arrive at the scene and attempt to back away, but the rear BMP is hit, sending the crew scampering for a scraggly cluster of trees. An FPV drone smacks into the side of the second BMP, causing that crew to flee as tracers nip at their heels from yet another direction. The second tank is undone by a mine, followed by the last BMP, and the Ukrainians throw in a 155mm DPICM round for good measure. This was an effective combined arms defense by the Ukrainians. Obstacles fixed the enemy in place so that they could be neutralized or destroyed by direct and indirect fire systems. Even FPV drones were factored into the scheme which makes this video all the more relevant for those who interested in fire support planning and the future of combined arms. Drones have not supplanted indirect fire and aviation assets in combined arms doctrine, nor have they rendered armor obsolete. Drones have added another layer of complexity to combined arms tactics, providing another tool for fire support plans as well as a threat to be neutralized. In future warfare, effective fire support will integrate drones with IDF and aviation and will employ EW and counter drone systems assets to provide maximum protection to maneuver elements.