Russia Adopt New Infantry Tactics In Attempt To Regain Momentum

BusinessAerospace & DefenseRussia Adopt New Infantry Tactics In Attempt To Regain MomentumByVikram Mittal,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Vikram Mittal is a contributor who covers aerospace and defense.Follow AuthorJun 12, 2026, 09:40am EDTImage captured from video posted on Telegram by the Russian Ministry of Defense on April 18, 2026. The video shows an assault detachments of the 20th Combined Arms Army conducted training in urban operations.Social Media CaptureRecent reports from Ukraine indicate that Russian forces are losing ground to the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive. This shift in battlefield dynamics has been attributed to Ukrainian "kill zones," regions in front of Russian lines that are heavily patrolled by Ukrainian drones tasked with detecting and destroying any Russian incursion. These kill zones prevent Russian forces from employing the massed formations common to their doctrine, forcing them to adopt new tactics. Recent videos posted on Telegram by the Russian Ministry of Defense indicate a new set of Russian tactics in which soldiers infiltrate these kill zones in small groups around Ukrainian-held positions. They use these infiltration sites to establish localized drone superiority. Russian forces then assault Ukrainian positions with multiple small units attacking from different directions under the cover of drone support. Although the Russian Ministry of Defense claims some success with this approach, it is unlikely to reverse the broader trends shaping the war.Russian Infiltration Tactics And Establishing Drone Corridors Inside Ukrainian Kill ZonesWhile kill zones are often perceived as a modern no-man’s-land, a region that neither side controls spanning the area between the Russian and Ukrainian lines, their implementation is more complex. Given the resource and manpower constraints of the war, Ukraine has focused its kill zones along key Russian avenues of advance, particularl...