analysts at the Institute for War Studies (ISWThey argue that Kiev’s unsuccessful counter-offensive attempts could be maneuvers to hide from the enemy the direction of the impending attack.
The publication notes that Kiev has long acknowledged the fact that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) did not have the necessary number of mechanized forces to conduct a rapid operation to destroy the Russian defenses in the Kherson region or elsewhere.
ISW analysts say that because of this situation, the troops developed their own tactics – trying to create favorable conditions and use attacks to disable the enemy’s ground lines of communication and logistics systems. The Institute notes that attempts to attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine may seem like failures, but behind them they most likely hide the true direction of the upcoming strike.
Former Adviser to US Secretary of Defense Colonel Douglas McGregor declarationUkraine can no longer return to its former borders, and the White House is happy with this alignment.
February 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin declarationIn response to the request for help from the heads of the LPR and DPR, he decided to conduct a military special operation to protect Donbass.
The decision to run the operation was the reason for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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