The current Russian debacle in eastern Ukraine it is just an organized retreat in order to consolidate forces in the Donetsk region “,
in the words of the Russian Defense Ministry. On the ground, this grouping looks like a debacle, Russian forces proved unable to stop the Ukrainian advance and evacuated many positions east of Kharkiv.
growing doubts
Since the beginning of September, our soldiers have already cleared 6,000 km2 of Ukrainian territory to the east and south and we continue to advance
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an online video on Monday evening. The map published by the Russian Defense Ministry confirms the Ukrainian claims; honestly shows the extent of the territories abandoned by Russia these days.
Its publication and the admission of a major withdrawal of Russian forces reinforced the growing doubts within the Russian political and media world. Since last weekend, the experts
Russian televisions are struggling to censor themselves. We have come to a point where we have to admit that it is impossible to defeat Ukraine using our resources and these methods of colonial warfare.
former MP Boris Nadezhdin also said. The editor-in-chief of Russia today he called for friendship between peoples on Saturday evening, before supporting the bombing of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine on Sunday evening.
Chechen bitterness
Even the Chechen Ramzan Kadyrov allowed himself to criticize Vladimir Putin head on, who will have to manage the rumors of a hard line that in the future will increasingly take to public space. If today or tomorrow we do not change strategy, I will be forced to speak with the leaders of the Ministry of Defense and with the leaders of the country to explain to them the real situation on the ground.
He continued Instagram. After criticizing an army poorly prepared
announced on Monday the return to the front of a battalion of his own army which was at rest after the capture of Mariupol, Severodonetsk and Lissitchansk
.
According to several Russian media outlets, the referendum on the annexation of southern Ukraine, just scheduled for November 4, could be abandoned. Heads have already fallen: Russian lieutenant general Roman Berdnikov has been relieved of his duties from Moscow. He was in charge of the western military district involved in the invasion of the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.
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Another unusual reaction: elected officials from Moscow and St. Petersburg launched a petition on Monday calling for the resignation of the head of the Kremlin. A few days earlier, the elected officials of these two cities had already used their status to accuse Vladimir Putin high treason
in an open letter sent to the Russian parliament.
What objectives?
On Sunday evening, the Russian bombing of power plants left part of Ukraine in the dark. A way to show off your muscles. It was enough to revive the first propagandists who expect miracles from the famous reinforcements announced by the Ministry of Defense a few days ago.
At least one certainty: L
the special military operation will continue until the objectives initially set are achieved
said Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for the Kremlin. For seven months, the reality of these Targets
remains a total mystery. As for Vladimir Putin, he would follow the adventures of his army hour by hour, sometimes even 24 hours a day
.
