Ukrainian forces are deploying specialised international units to execute high-stakes tactical counterattacks, relying on elite Colombian infantry to flush out Russian positions east of Kharkiv.

In this episode of Battle Plans Exposed, former military intelligence planner Philip Ingram breaks down how fighters from the 23rd Assault Regiment used dense forest cover to sever Russian supply lines and trap enemy forces against the river.

Bringing years of counterinsurgency experience from South America, these light infantry units excel at close-quarters forest combat, clearing dugouts fast before pairing with precision drone strikes to systematically erase the Russian salient.

Plus, we examine why grouping experienced fighters from the same country eliminates frontline language barriers and supercharges battlefield command and control.

As terrifying as this coming winter is for Ukraine, the military victory here for Ukraine is just as stunning.

Russia can deny life with bombs from the sky, but that can never capture Ukraine nor control it, and they are now locked in tactical combat across a massive frontline with an opponent that is stronger and more agile than them and that doesn't hemorrhage strength with every punch they throw as russia does. There is no pause button here for russia to tap out, regroup and catch their breath, they are locked in a losing grappling fight on the ground.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQP3dbZQFgU