Russia’s operation in Ukraine provides a “valuable lesson” for the US military

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She said the second most senior official in The PentagonMonday, the Russian war in Ukraine The US Department of Defense makes it clear that it must obtain adequate logistical and support in the Pacific region.

Kathleen Hicks, Deputy US Defense Secretaryspeaking to the site "Defense Wan"The failures of Russia’s logistics and logistics during its three-month war on Ukraine are: "Very hard lesson" For Moscow and the United States too.

Hicks said: "The Russians are operating on their borders, however we have seen significant logistical challenges. to be United State Effective in the Pacific, we already have a big logistical challenge [للتغلب عليه]exacerbated by our dependence on fuel.. Making sure we understand how to pursue this logistical challenge is one of the lessons we can extrapolate, if you will, from what we see today."

The Russian military operation in Ukraine immediately faced challenges related to logistics and difficulties in providing food, water and supplies to the forces.

Wolfa expected "Defense News" The operation failed in its early objective of seizing Kyiv and occupying a large area of ​​Ukraine, and it now concentrated most of its forces in eastern Ukraine.

Hicks said: "I think there is a lot we can do to develop military vehicles that do not depend on fuel, and when we do that, we will help ourselves in military confrontations, especially in places like the Pacific where the logistics lines are very long.".

Hicks previously noted that islands in the Pacific Ocean, including Guam, Hawaii and Kwajalein, have virtually no domestic fossil fuel resources and that their energy needs, including those of the US military facilities that host them, are being met by imported petroleum.

US Indo-Pacific Command has proposed $1.02 billion in funding through 2027 to improve logistics, maintenance, and prepositioning equipment for the China-focused Pacific Deterrence Initiative.

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She said the second most senior official in The PentagonMonday, the Russian war in Ukraine The US Department of Defense makes it clear that it must obtain adequate logistical and support in the Pacific region.

Kathleen Hicks, Deputy US Defense SecretarySpeaking to Defense One, Russia’s logistical and logistical failures during its three-month war on Ukraine are a “very difficult lesson” for Moscow and the United States as well.

“The Russians are operating on their borders, and yet we have seen significant logistical challenges,” Hicks said United State Effective in the Pacific, we already have a big logistical challenge [للتغلب عليه]exacerbated by our dependence on fuel… Making sure we understand how to pursue this logistical challenge is one of the lessons we can extrapolate, if you will, from what we see today.”

The Russian military operation in Ukraine immediately faced challenges related to logistics and difficulties in providing food, water and supplies to the forces.

According to Defense News, the operation failed in its early goal of seizing Kyiv and occupying a large area of ​​Ukraine, and it has now concentrated most of its forces in eastern Ukraine.

“I think there’s a lot we can do to develop military vehicles that don’t depend on fuel,” Hicks said. “When we do that, we’ll help ourselves in military confrontations, particularly in places like the Pacific where the logistics lines are very long.”

Hicks previously noted that islands in the Pacific Ocean, including Guam, Hawaii and Kwajalein, have virtually no domestic fossil fuel resources and that their energy needs, including those of the US military facilities that host them, are being met by imported petroleum.

US Indo-Pacific Command has proposed $1.02 billion in funding through 2027 to improve logistics, maintenance, and prepositioning equipment for the China-focused Pacific Deterrence Initiative.

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