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Russian military significantly improves its tactics, countermeasures against US-supplied weaponry
(MENAFN) The Russian military has significantly improved its tactics and countermeasures against US-supplied weaponry, according to Erik Prince, the founder and former CEO of private military firm Blackwater. Speaking at Hillsdale College on Saturday, Prince highlighted Russia’s advancements in electronic warfare and dismissed claims that its army has been severely weakened by the Ukraine conflict.
“The Russians are very good at electronic warfare,” Prince stated, explaining that advanced US weapons such as Javelin missiles, HIMARS, and Copperhead guided artillery shells often lose effectiveness within weeks due to Russian countermeasures. “It works for a week or two, and the Russians figure out how to jam the navigation or the command link, and the stuff goes blind,” he said.
Prince also pushed back against assertions that the Russian military has been degraded, arguing that it has instead become more effective. “Don’t listen to the idiot politicians that say, ‘Yeah, we’ve degraded the Russian army.’ No, we have chewed up a lot of material. The Russian army has gotten infinitely smarter,” he stated.
He pointed to Russia’s improved counter-artillery response times, noting that while it previously took Russian forces over an hour to retaliate against incoming fire in early 2022, they can now strike back in just two minutes. “If you shoot at them, you better be in your vehicle and hauling ass because they’re going to get you otherwise,” he warned.
Russia’s Defense Ministry regularly reports the destruction of Western-donated military equipment, including HIMARS and ATACMS missile launchers, in Ukraine. Since the escalation of the conflict in 2022, the US has been Ukraine’s largest weapons supplier.
However, following his inauguration in January, US President Donald Trump has prioritized seeking a peaceful resolution. He has criticized former President Joe Biden’s administration for spending billions of taxpayer dollars on Ukraine and briefly suspended military aid in February after a dispute with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. The aid resumed after Kiev agreed to a 30-day ceasefire with Moscow.
Moscow has repeatedly warned that Western military support only prolongs the conflict without changing its ultimate outcome, while also increasing the risk of direct confrontation between Russia and NATO.
“The Russians are very good at electronic warfare,” Prince stated, explaining that advanced US weapons such as Javelin missiles, HIMARS, and Copperhead guided artillery shells often lose effectiveness within weeks due to Russian countermeasures. “It works for a week or two, and the Russians figure out how to jam the navigation or the command link, and the stuff goes blind,” he said.
Prince also pushed back against assertions that the Russian military has been degraded, arguing that it has instead become more effective. “Don’t listen to the idiot politicians that say, ‘Yeah, we’ve degraded the Russian army.’ No, we have chewed up a lot of material. The Russian army has gotten infinitely smarter,” he stated.
He pointed to Russia’s improved counter-artillery response times, noting that while it previously took Russian forces over an hour to retaliate against incoming fire in early 2022, they can now strike back in just two minutes. “If you shoot at them, you better be in your vehicle and hauling ass because they’re going to get you otherwise,” he warned.
Russia’s Defense Ministry regularly reports the destruction of Western-donated military equipment, including HIMARS and ATACMS missile launchers, in Ukraine. Since the escalation of the conflict in 2022, the US has been Ukraine’s largest weapons supplier.
However, following his inauguration in January, US President Donald Trump has prioritized seeking a peaceful resolution. He has criticized former President Joe Biden’s administration for spending billions of taxpayer dollars on Ukraine and briefly suspended military aid in February after a dispute with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. The aid resumed after Kiev agreed to a 30-day ceasefire with Moscow.
Moscow has repeatedly warned that Western military support only prolongs the conflict without changing its ultimate outcome, while also increasing the risk of direct confrontation between Russia and NATO.
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