Before the attack, Kiev is trying to undermine the spirit of the Russians with the help of sabotage. The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) expects this to force the Russian Army to redeploy its troops. newspaper reports Finance Times.
The publication quotes a senior Ukrainian official saying that “a successful attack begins with a successful psychological attack”.
“The purpose of the raid and other actions was to demoralize and force them to redeploy troops along the border,” the source said.
At the same time, he added that Kiev has not yet seen signs of the movement of Russian troops.
He also noted that “formative operations” are part of standard military practice. According to him, these operations are aimed at deceiving the enemy and changing the situation on the battlefield before a major counterattack.
Former Commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky declaration“The time will soon come” for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to go on the offensive.