“How Russia Fights”: Now With 80% More Artillery and 100% Less Logistics Planning

So, Fort Leavenworth and the Army’s Troika Team just dropped their long-awaited mixtape: “How Russia Fights”—a gritty compendium of battlefield improvisation, Soviet nostalgia, and drone-age brute force, wrapped in the tattered remains of a doctrine last updated when the KGB still had a dress code.

Let’s break it down.

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1. Russia Fights with Firepower—Because Subtlety Is for NATO

The cornerstone of Russian doctrine hasn’t changed in a hundred years: if you can’t finesse it, flatten it. Massed artillery remains the backbone of their operations, as does leveling entire towns before bothering to advance. Precision strikes? Cute. Russia prefers the “If you destroy everything, you don’t need intelligence” approach. Turns out quantity really does have a quality all its own—until the ammo runs out.

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2. They’re Still Obsessed with Deep Operations… Even if They Can’t Execute Them

Russia still clings to the “Deep Battle” theory like a Cold War relic on life support. According to the Troika team, they still train to conduct large-scale breakthroughs, encirclements, and deep penetrations into enemy rear areas.

In theory, it’s all very scary. In practice? Ukraine has shown the world that deep operations don’t work so well when your columns are stuck in traffic, your NCOs are nonexistent, and your troops are looting washing machines.

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3. Logistics? Optional. Theft? Expected.

The report politely describes Russian logistics as “fragile.” That’s military-speak for “completely dysfunctional.” Troops routinely run out of fuel, food, and morale. Supply lines are poorly secured, and resupply operations often rely on commandeered civilian trucks, stolen appliances, and, apparently, hope.

In this system, it’s not “logistics support,” it’s “finders keepers.”

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4. Tactical Discipline Is a Coin Toss

Russian units either fight like hardened Spetsnaz operators or like drunk conscripts with a death wish—often in the same platoon. Troika notes that junior leaders are weak, initiative is discouraged, and decision-making authority is hoarded by over-promoted officers obsessed with PowerPoint simulations.

Orders flow down. Initiative dies on arrival.

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5. Drones Everywhere. Soldiers? Optional.

Russia has embraced drones like they’re going out of style—cheap, mass-produced, and disposable. UAVs are now essential for ISR, fire correction, and kamikaze strikes. It’s one of the few areas where Russian innovation has actually outpaced NATO doctrine.

Troika highlights this shift, noting that drone integration into maneuver and fires is rapidly evolving—even if most of the drones were ordered off AliExpress with rubles wrapped in aluminum foil.

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6. Fear Still Works

Despite tactical failures, poor morale, and staggering losses, Russia keeps the war machine rolling. Why? Because terror is policy. Indiscriminate strikes on civilian areas, torture, deportations—it’s all part of the operational playbook. It’s not just warfighting—it’s war-criming-as-a-service.

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Final Thoughts: Russia Fights Like It’s 1945 With Wi-Fi

The Troika’s “How Russia Fights” is a masterclass in Cold War muscle memory clashing with modern warfare. It paints a picture of a military that’s dangerous not because it’s agile or smart—but because it’s big, brutal, and doesn’t care who it crushes along the way.

It’s a sobering, detailed, and frankly necessary read for commanders and planners—but also a reminder that brute force is still alive and well, and that no matter how dysfunctional an army may be, massed artillery and disregard for life can still punch above their weight.

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