At present, only ‘preliminary battles’ are being fought on the Ukrainian front. So says defense specialist Peter Wijninga of the Center for Strategic Studies in The Hague. Wijninga suspects that Kiev is waiting for the deployment of Russian reserve troops before sending the main force of the Ukrainian army to the front. BNR has listed this week’s top international news for you.
“Right now it’s all about small, neat attacks to determine where the Russian line is weakest.” According to the defense specialist, the Ukrainian military is trying to find out in this way where the chances of a breakthrough are greatest. “This will then determine where the main army of the army is deployed.” In addition, Kiev is eager to lure Russian reserve troops forward, and then “tear them to pieces.”
Treasure chest of information
Meanwhile, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu is adamant that Ukraine will attack Crimea. For this, Ukraine would use US and UK artillery, Shoigu said. Former army commander Mart de Kruif does not share this belief. De Kruif agrees that Ukraine can attack military targets in Crimea because they are important to the war, but he cannot imagine that the peninsula will actually be attacked.
It also came to light this week that the wreckage of a failed North Korean missile launch contains a wealth of information. The debris had ended up in the ocean and had been recovered by South Korea. The South Korean military released photos and said the wreckage is likely part of the core of the missile which never ignited. North Korea previously said the center piece contained a new part, despite the fact that the military reconnaissance satellite’s launch failed.
Long range missile
Not a failure, but rather a strategic breakthrough, the Ukrainian military had this week. For example, a long-range missile was used as a weapon to blow up a bridge between the Crimea and the village of Tsjonhard, near Kherson. Ukraine and Russia are pitted against each other when it comes to responsibility for the attack, but the BNR’s foreign commentator doesn’t call it surprising. According to Hammelburg, it is more exciting that a long-range missile has now been deployed, because it has been discussed for a long time. “It can hit Crimea and that’s a very important factor in the strategy of the offensive.”
Missing submarine
At the end of this week it became clear what happened to the Titan submarine, which disappeared off the coast of Canada. The submarine appears to have imploded. The Titan set off with five passengers on an expedition to the wreck of the Titanic, but soon disappeared from radar. It became a race against time as there was only oxygen on board for four days. However, the race could no longer be won.
Source: BNR
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