New developments in the situation between Russia and Ukraine: the game behind Tomahawk missiles and cavalry units

Today, a blockbuster news exploded in the public opinion field-Tomahawk missiles seem to be about to appear on the Russian-Ukrainian front line. This development has made Russia highly nervous.

The Russian side quickly reacted, through media such as Russia today, claiming that the United States would provide tactical axis missiles to Ukraine, qualified as a hysteria of Western hegemony. Russian presidential press secretary Peskov said in an interview that the Russian side is closely watching this incident, and now the Russian side is carefully studying the words of American officials, that the United States may provide tactical axis cruise missiles to Ukraine, as well as likely to hit Russian targets in the deep region.

If someone asks, if these missiles were really given to Ukraine, how would Moscow respond?Peskov said, it is still necessary to first clarify the potential threats and figure out who will be involved in them.Russia is now especially eager to figure out one thing, whether these missiles were really deployed to Ukraine, is it the Americans behind the operation, or the Ukrainians themselves to operate?

At the same time, Peskov also said that there is nothing that can instantly reverse the magic or powerful weapons of the battle scene. his words sound like a bit of "no bottom", but in a different perspective, it also shows that the U.S. is increasingly likely to sell war-ax missiles to Ukraine through the hands of NATO.

Compared with Peskov's relatively moderate attitude, Russian Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev's response was much stronger. The senior Russian figure, who has always been known for his "mouth attack", warned that some people think that the appearance of the Tomahawk missile may be a signal that a world war is about to start. He said directly that if the United States gave the Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, it would be a sign of a world war coming.

And he also mentioned Article 19 of the Russian Nuclear Doctrine, which suggests that if a warhead missile hits a core target such as Moscow, Russia is likely to feel that it is a major threat to the survival of the nation, and then it is likely to press the nuclear button. Medvedev did so, on the one hand, in order to shape Putin as a strong role in safeguarding national security, making the regime more stable. On the other hand, it is also a strong deterrent to the United States and the West. After all, Article 19 of the Russian Nuclear Doctrine clearly states that if conventional weapons attacks threaten the survival of the country, Russia has the right to use nuclear weapons.

Regarding Medvedev's nuclear threat, Trump responded to the relevant situation. He said in a joking tone: "Russia intends to threaten us with nuclear weapons, so I will send a nuclear submarine with a nuclear bomb to say hello to them." When Trump responded, he showed no mercy at all and directly called Medvedev an idiot. The second piece of news to be mentioned next is also worthy of everyone's attention. There are reports that the commander of the Russian 9th Motorized Infantry Brigade made a bold decision-to restore cavalry units in the army, and the commander himself rode a real horse to charge. The reason for this decision was that a vehicle charge became virtually impossible due to the large number of magnetic mines present on the battlefield.

Those vehicles are very sensitive to magnetic mines and can easily explode, resulting in greater loss of motorized equipment. In contrast, horses have natural advantages, when horses do not wear horseback, but can escape the trigger of magnetic mines, and the sensitivity of horses to the environment and the ability to adapt to various terrain is stronger than those mechanized equipment.

The Russian commander also said that specially trained war horses can detect possible dangers around them at night by the smell they smell with their noses and the sounds they hear with their ears, thus reducing the possibility of stepping on mines. However, is this really the case? In fact, although horses have some recognition ability with their sense of smell and hearing, this ability is almost useless for landmines. However, it is true that horses don't need to rely on fuel. At present, when Russia is short of fuel and the logistics front is frequently harassed by drones, the survivability of horses is relatively stronger.

The Russian army's adoption of this retro-style tactical adjustment is essentially a helpless move under multiple pressures such as serious equipment loss, insufficient logistics supplies, and lagging innovation capabilities. This reflects the structural defects of the Russian military system.

In the long run, if Russia has no way to achieve breakthroughs in key areas such as electronic warfare, drone systems, and precision-guided weapons, and if it relies solely on low-tech arms to fight wars of attrition, Russia may lose more strategically over time. It can also be seen from this that Russia's current situation is not very good, and it feels that it is almost too late to hold on.