Articles by Gonzalo Manuel Vallejo Quevedo

The town of Vuhkedar has witnessed some of the bloodiest actions of the Ukrainian war, especially after successive Russian attempts to take it from the south, trying to break defenses that benefited from the particular orography of the city and the existence of buildings of a certain height. However, Vuhledar is much more than a small mining town, because due to its position it is the ideal springboard through which to project itself throughout the Southern Front of Ukraine, something that Russians and Ukrainians try to take advantage of in their favor and that heralds new fighting in the near future. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively 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.

In recent months, the war in Ukraine has left us atrocious images of destruction in towns such as Liman, Severodonetsk, Lysychansk or more recently Soledar and Bakhmut. Despite the importance given by the media and even by the statements of both contenders, the value of all of them has nothing to do with their population, resources or position, but with the control of two axes of advance with different operational objectives but a common point: the curve and bend formed by the Donets River. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively 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.

Between September 6 and 13, 2022, the ZSU (Zbroini syly Ukrainy-Ukrainian Armed Forces) executed an ambitious counteroffensive maneuver against the western flank of the Russian projection in Izyum-Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast. This offensive allowed Ukrainian forces to advance from the Donets River to the Oskil River, recovering in the process a strip of territory the size of the island of Cyprus[1], capturing countless Russian material and, at the same time, taking hundreds of prisoners and causing hundreds of casualties that are difficult to replace in the order of battle of the VSRF (Vooruzhonniye sily Rossíyskoy Federátsii-Armed Forces of the Russian Federation). (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively 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.

The war in Ukraine continues after more than five months of fighting. More than 160 days in which we have been publishing daily reports with the movements on the ground and also in the international arena, since the war is being fought at many levels. We have also published several specific articles to help understand some of the most notable actions, or the root causes of the conflict, the forces in conflict, etc. However, until now we had not published the Order of Battle (ORBAT) of the opposing sides, given the extreme difficulty of making a reliable document. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively 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.

The war in Ukraine continues after almost five months of fighting. More than 140 days in which we have been publishing daily reports with the movements on the ground and also in the international arena, since the war is being fought at many levels. We have also published several specific articles to help understand some of the most notable actions, or the root causes of the conflict, the forces in conflict, etc. However, until now we had not published the Order of Battle (ORBAT) of the opposing sides, given the extreme difficulty of making a reliable document. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively 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.

The Russian disaster when trying to cross the Donets River in the direction of Bilohorivka will be studied in all military academies. Russian losses in the operation range between 285 and 485 casualties and 93 vehicles destroyed or abandoned at Bilohorivka alone and around 1.500 casualties among all crossing attempts and more than 150 vehicles lost. Despite everything, it was a bold attempt that under other conditions may well have caused significant damage to the defenders of Severodonetsk. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively 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.

What has been the determining element of Ukrainian success in stopping the Russian invasion? Without a doubt, having at their disposal unique information, provided by the United States, the United Kingdom and other NATO member states, has been key, allowing the Ukrainians to anticipate every Russian move. However, having more and better information is not of much use if you do not have the necessary capabilities to take advantage of it. Ukraine, thanks to the training of its non-commissioned officers and officers, their greater freedom from stagnant Russian doctrines, having modern weapons at its disposal, as well as the possibility of communicating and coordinating its small units in real time, has managed to make tactical maneuver with operational - and even strategic - objectives, the key element of its successful defense. In this article we explain the reasons and [Keep reading…]