Articles by Jesus F. Roman Garcia

After two years of high-intensity war in Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion of February 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces (ZSU) are at a turning point in which greater mobilization is necessary to be able to defend their positions and rebuild their options in order to regain lost ground. This involves massive training to increase the number of operational units in response to the Russian mobilization that has put them at a clear disadvantage. This process must respond in time, scale and manner to the operating environment of the ZSU, for which, among others, the Interflex operation has been organized. Its content: combat in populated areas and in trench systems, plagued by new threats, such as sUAVs (Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) or long-range precision systems, but also old ones, such as artillery. Unfortunately, Ukraine does not have [Keep reading…]

When the “spetsial'noy voyennoy operatsii” (“специальной военной операции” or “Special military operation”) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (FAFR) in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, few expected that a month later We found ourselves in a situation in which urban combat could have a great role. What we saw in the first hours of the conflict were moderate (in depth) and rapid Russian advances across roads, how some lightly protected but highly mobile Russian vehicles began to control some road crossings at key points and some vehicles with Russian troops that They ventured into the interior of some large cities such as Kharkiv or Kyiv expecting little or no resistance. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Revista Ejercitos taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following [Keep reading…]

This article aims to provide a basic introduction to urban combat -or urban warfare-, to the historical perspective that has been had of the problem and its evolution. It also aims to outline some of the different solutions that various countries, organizations, professionals or academics have offered to the specific problems that have been encountered and share a series of sources of information with which to delve deeper into the topic and delve into the debates that take place. nowadays. An effort has been made to include bibliography so that the reader can delve deeper, if desired, into the different topics and debates related to urban warfare. If you wanted, you could also call this article a State of the Art of urban combat. Introduction to the problem of urban warfare “Operating in a rural area, if I may, is like having three balls on a pool table and you [Keep reading…]

Conflicts like the one in Iraq have left us numerous images to remember. From the effect of VBIEDs to the use of drones, there have been many new developments that over time we have accepted as something everyday. There is an element, however, whose use has gone completely unnoticed by the general public and whose importance, however, has been capital at times. We are referring to the humble concrete barriers, without which the urban struggle in these scenarios would have been very different... (Continues...) Dear reader, this article is exclusive for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.