War – Effects of the Russian Collapse

The war in Ukraine is over in two to four weeks because the Russians want to run out of soldiers, British military expert Mike Martin believes.

The Russians will run out of troops, the Ukrainians can counterattack, says Martin BBC.

It is believed that the Russians missed their only chance to seize the Kyiv region, adding that the soldiers were “beaten and wounded” after trying to capture the capital.

“They pulled all the wounded soldiers out of Kyiv and then tried to regroup them for the battle in the east,” he said.

behind the form

Having entered Ukraine for the first time from the north, south and east, Russian troops withdrew from the area around the capital at the end of March.

Then the strategy was changed to try control of the Donbass regionwhich includes Luhansk and Donetsk provinces.

However, a senior US Defense Department official claims that the blockade of the Donbass region will not go as planned either.

– We believe it and evaluate it so that it is behind schedule in terms of what they are trying to achieve in Donbass, the official tells the DPA news agency.

Russia had hoped for much greater progress in besieging Ukrainian forces, but they were allegedly met with fierce Ukrainian opposition.

strong resistance

British intelligence also claims that Russia faces strong opposition in the Donbass.

The fighting was particularly fierce around Lysychansk and Sievjerodonetsk, and attempts were made to advance south of Izium against Slavyansk, as reported in Evaluation From British intelligence on Friday.

“As a result of the strong Ukrainian resistance, the Russian territorial gains became limited and the Russian forces incurred significant costs,” she added.

Allegations that Russian forces are attacking each other

Ukraine’s defense command claimed on Friday that Russian forces on Friday night halted the advance in Donbass, but this has not been independently confirmed.

– The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the direction of Izyum, as stated in a statement by the General Staff, where it was reported that the artillery bombardment of the Russian forces continues.

But according to a Ukrainian defense command, Russia plans to escalate attacks and has provided reinforcements to the region.

weak

President Volodymyr Zelensky claims that the Ukrainian army has destroyed more than 1,000 Russian tanks, nearly 200 aircraft and nearly 2,500 armored vehicles.

It is still believed that Russian forces have sufficient equipment to launch further attacks in Ukraine.

– Of course, the occupiers still had equipment in stock. According to him, they still have missiles capable of hitting our territory CNNHe adds:

– But this war has already weakened Russia so much that they have to plan to have less military equipment on display in Moscow, he said.

Annual Military parade on Red Square in Moscow on May 9 To commemorate the victory in World War II.

Zelensky also claims that Russia has lost more than 23,000 soldiers since the invasion in February. However, the information has not been independently verified.

scattered numbers

Russia occasionally comes up with numbers of dead soldiers, who seem to be underappreciated. Two days before the previous Russian update, NATO officials estimated that between 7,000 and 15,000 Russian soldiers had died in battle in Ukraine, NTB writes.

US officials put losses at between 7,000 and 14,000 around the same time, but acknowledge that the estimate is uncertain.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov acknowledged in early April that Russia had suffered heavy losses in Ukraine. He said it was A “great tragedy” for the countryNo numbers are entered.