With
the struggle against the fascist Kiev army in the eastern Ukraine continuing,
it is important tot note that the self defence forces can employ other tactics
than those currently used. At the moment the tactics used in and around the
towns in the eastern area are those of a regular army. This is no problem when
you have plenty of soldiers and hardware, but if the enemy is outnumbering you
and using war crimes against the fighters and civilians, guerrilla warfare
should be considered as a parallel option. This type of warfare could be
employed against the Kiev army in the east, but also against legitimate targets
in the rest of the Ukraine.
With
the areas in the east under heavy attack from the fascist army, whereby
phosphorous bombs, air strikes and heavy artillery are used, the urgent need is
to relief the pressure. This means that the Kiev army, but also other targets,
can be attacked anywhere in the Ukraine so that they do not feel safe, even in
their own backyards. Some small active service units made up of fighters from
the east or supporters from other parts of the Ukraine can be deployed around
the country to cause havoc and chaos to reduce the pressure from the Kiev
regime on the east. This does not mean abandoning the current defence of the
towns held by the self defence forces, using guerrilla tactics just adds
another string to the bow of the resistance.
The
advantage of guerrilla warfare is that a regular army has very little chance of
defeating a guerrilla organisation. There are a number of examples of this.
These tactics are used by both the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Both the British Army and the Turkish Army have
admitted after years of trying that they could not defeat the guerrilla groups.
They could only contain the situation and suffer casualties in the meantime. In
the case of the IRA, volunteers are continuing the struggle, despite a
treacherous peace treaty, until this very day. The rulers have not been able to
stop them. The PKK is on ceasefire at the moment, but the guerrilla army in the
mountains is still intact and fights back whenever it is attacked, or when the
Turkish fascists attack the Kurdish people.
In
the Ukraine guerrilla tactics would be very successful. The Kiev system is in
itself unstable and would collapse into chaos when certain institutions and
targets are attacked. The attacks would be completely legitimate because the
Kiev fascists are using terror tactics in the east, and this means that people
have the right under international law to defend themselves. The main thing is
not to attack people in general but to go for well chosen targets such as gas
pipelines, military posts and personnel, politicians responsible for the terror
in the east, and, it speaks for itself that all fascist organisations and their
members are legitimate targets. These are enemies of the people and should
wiped out.
A
guerrilla campaign can be kept going for years and can be very damaging for a
regime like the one in Kiev. A necessary condition is a strong base among the
people for the fighters, and there can be very little doubt that this base
exists in the eastern parts of the Ukraine. Weapons and explosives are also
available, so in fact everything is already in place.
The
aim of the campaign would be to force the Kiev fascists to hand the areas in
the east over to the local people as is their wish. The choice has been made in
a referendum. The guerrilla campaign must be so costly to Kiev that it becomes
willing to give in because maintaining their own control would be more trouble
that it is worth. A victory can be achieved in this way, as history has proved.
In Ukraine especially the gas supplies, the pipelines and the storage
facilities could be the first main targets.
It
is likely that the self defence forces have already decided to employ guerrilla
tactics and that this article is running behind the facts on the ground. That
would be very good. But sometimes it helps when comrades, who are not directly
involved join the thinking process. That is the aim of this short article. We
expect that every contribution is welcome.
Source:
The Red Banner Focus on Russia www.theredbanner.blogspot.nl
