The fact that Russia is fully on the offensive may certainly be a response to the attacks in which many Russians died a few days ago,’ says Laurien Crump, international relations researcher at Utrecht University. “But Russia has still attacked from the air for the past ten days, because it’s not making any progress on the ground.”
More support
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has already agreed to give more support to Ukraine. I agree with many analysts. This is because Western support plays an important role in keeping Ukrainian soldiers afloat. It also acts as a deterrent for Russia if we form a common front and continue to provide support.’
Criticism
The attack on Makiiva caused many casualties on the Russian side. It is extraordinary that Russia admits this at all. With this they admit that mistakes have been made, even if the numbers that the Russians come up with are much lower than the Ukrainians».
Incidentally, it is said in Russia that those responsible for the Makiiva attack must be punished. “However, there is also a lot of criticism in Russia of soldiers being singled out for using the telephone, particularly to wish family a Happy New Year.”
According to the Russians, the reason why the ammunition depot was tracked down and attacked is due to the use of the telephone by the Russian troops. This is how the soldiers would be tracked down and eventually attacked.
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