https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/1675903359750946816
Namely what Russia’s objectives are and how this affects their military behavior and strategy.
This war is not just about taking land, it’s about complete demilitarization of the Ukrainian regime. After the war is over, Russia do not want NATO to have this military proxy with all this weaponry capable of advancing into Russia. They want to deplete NATO of their resources and eliminate the potential of the Ukrainian military posing any threats to their future security.
This is why Russia are content to move methodically, and allow Ukraine to continue to advance into Russian entrenched positions where they can destroy the NATO equipment from a superior defensive position.
Once all the NATO equipment is neutralized and the Ukrainian army dwindled to nothing, Russia can claim all the land they like, without opposition. Many 🇺🇦 supporters claim Russia are not winning because they are not advancing. The same 🇺🇦 supporters are happy to report a few square miles of advances into grey zone, at the cost of 15k+ men and billions in weapons and vehicles.
So long as Ukraine are willing to suicidally charge into Russia’s fortifications, Russia will gladly sit and chip away at the Ukrainian forces and inflict unsustainable losses.
If the status quo remains, Russia’s victory is guaranteed. Ukraine/NATO cannot continue this counter-offensive militarily, but Biden and Zelensky refuse to take the loss politically if they were to admit the highly publicized counter-offensive failed.
So those saying the war is in a “stalemate” are flat out incorrect. Russia are winning because Zelensky/Biden continue to malevolently send tens of thousands of men into the slaughter, in an attempt to ensure they are re-elected and retain power.
- Clandestine
The goal isn't to take land- it is to demilitarize, to save the Ukrainian -ethnically Russian citizens which are also primarily Christians from being genocided by the Ukrnazis, to eliminate bioweapons facilities and rescue trafficked While necessarily fighting Zelensk'/US/NATO illegal proxy troops-- One doesn't have to speculate about this - it has been clearly stated several times and the blessings of the Orthodox church on the soldiers and country were asked and given prior to the start and ongoing. It was declared a holy war/operation after years of seeing the Ukrainians suffer under Obuma's corrupt installed puppet. Russia moves methodically because of it's goal of engaging these targets while sparing civilians as much as possible - while the Ukrnazis hide amongst civilians using them as shields.
For the most part you are correct, Putin is however taking back certain parts of 'Russian lands' from Ukraine in The East And Retaining Crimea...
Crimea rejoined Russia by huge referendum as did the Donbass areas. These areas are basically ethnic Russia speaking peoples who were Ukrainians but were abused by the puppet regime installed in 2014 and even before that. The idea that Russia TOOK is blatant DS drivel.
Primary objective is to defeat NATO. Getting some extra land in the process is just a bonus.
Getting Crimea and Novorrussia would be completely pointless if failing to defeat NATO...
The war against NATO MUST be won, or its the end of Russia.
Although the SMO was after Crimea. The cutting of from water was the trigger.
This has been in the planning for quite some time.