The Ukrainian-Russian war: Experts say the war will not be won on the battlefield
Some experts say the war in Ukraine will not be won on the battlefield. Here’s what that means.
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A Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman on Monday denied allegations that the military would pay $2 million to any Russian pilot to deliver a MiG fighter jet to Ukraine, calling them a “myth.”
But Andrei Yusov told us so Radio Svoboda There will be a reward.
The Defense Ministry’s “I Want to Live” initiative encourages Russian soldiers to surrender themselves and avoid death on the battlefield. The program’s biggest success was Operation Sinitsa, which lured Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov, 28, to fly a Russian Mi-8 helicopter into Ukraine. Defense Ministry officials said his reward amounted to about $500,000.
“After the successful Sinitsa operation… the number of Russian army soldiers who are considering a similar scenario for themselves has increased,” Yusov said.
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Developments:
∎ Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin congratulated Rustam Omerov on his appointment as Minister of Defense of Ukraine. The Pentagon said in a statement that Lloyd reaffirmed the United States’ steadfast support for Ukraine and provided an update on security assistance. statement.
∎Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his address to the nation on Sunday night, said his army had advanced over the past week. “It is Ukrainian heroism that determines how this war will end,” he said. “We should all remember this.”
∎ Ukrainian forces have retaken about 2 square miles of occupied territory in the south, including part of the restive Donetsk region, over the past week, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said.
Ukraine’s success in using US-supplied cluster munitions has prompted the Biden administration to strongly consider sending such weapons to Kiev with more than twice the range and more than six times the capability. Reuters reportedSaying that approval is expected soon.
New cluster bombs would allow Ukrainian forces to strike Russian-occupied territory much deeper and with greater force. They currently use 155mm artillery that can travel up to 18 miles and carry a maximum of 48 bomblets.
Reuters reported that the weapons under consideration are Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) that can fire more than 300 bomblets with a range of up to 190 miles, and Guided Multiple Launch System missiles with a range of 45 miles capable of dropping 400 cluster munitions.
Reuters, citing unnamed American officials, said that one or both of them are an option and could be sent to Ukraine in a short time.
Ukraine has about 45 days to press ahead with its counteroffensive before weather hampers a crucial military effort to achieve Kiev’s long-term goal of expelling Russian invaders from all occupied territories, a top U.S. general said. Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the newspaper BBC The cold will make it difficult for Ukrainian forces to maneuver. He also admitted that the counterattack had proceeded less quickly than expected, but added that the Ukrainian army was “still making steady progress.” Milley said it was too early to determine whether the counterattack was successful.
“The Ukrainians are not finished yet,” he added. “I said at the beginning that this would be long, slow, difficult, and would result in a high number of casualties. And that is exactly what it is.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that Russians who left the country at the beginning of the war will begin to return as the economy grows. Red blood cells. Peskov said “negative economic trends” in the countries where his citizens reside may also help bring them back home. He said the Russian economy is strong “given what the West is collectively trying to do to us.”
Estimates of the number of Russians who have left since the start of the invasion in February 2022 have varied widely, from 300,000 to more than a million.
“Economically, we are doing well,” Peskov said. “We certainly have difficulties. We have problems. We can’t help but feel these problems on ourselves, given the unfriendly atmosphere surrounding us. I mean what the collective countries of the West were trying to do to us. But despite that, we still show good standards.” very.”
A luxury armored train, believed to be carrying Kim Jong Un, appeared to have left Pyongyang on Monday for Vladivostok, Russia, where the reclusive North Korean leader may meet President Vladimir Putin. South Korean official media reported The train used by Kim, bulletproof but extremely slow perhaps due to its weight, has left North Korea. The Kremlin confirmed in a statement that Kim will visit Russia “in the coming days.”
The White House said it expects a meeting between the two leaders this month as Moscow looks to its Soviet-era ally for help. Rearming for its war in Ukraine. The meeting could be held early Tuesday. This will be Kim’s first foreign trip in more than four years. Read more here.
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