Ukraine continues to vigorously resist the Russian offensive, creating serious difficulties for Putin’s army. Moscow made several mistakes (strategic and evaluated) during the invasion.
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Although Russia has one of the largest and most powerful armies in the world, it faces great difficulties in the offensive against Ukraine. In fact, Zelenskyy’s country has demonstrated one will and perseverance which surprised many western military analysts. The difficulties of the Russian army are due to mistakes in strategy and assessment by the generals and Putin himself.
It is now clear that Russia underestimated Ukraine’s strength, the people’s ties to the country and the strong sense of belonging and independence from Moscow. The miscalculation led to this also underestimate the capacity of the Ukrainian Armed Forces although “only” $4 billion is spent on military defense compared to Russia’s $60 billion. For Western analysts, Putin may have kicked his leg after devising a plan to make Russia’s armed forces more avantgarde, thereby overestimating his own wartime capabilities.
Much of the Russian investment went into the Experiments with the nuclear arsenal and building the T14 Armata, one of the most advanced tanks in the world. According to Western analysts, the military vehicle appeared in Moscow’s Victory Day Parade on Red Square, but later disappeared in combat during the invasion of Ukraine. However, old T72s, armored personnel carriers, artillery and rocket launchers can be seen on the territory of the state.
Kyiv is preparing for the final Russian attack, but there is no more room for the corpses: used refrigerated trucks
supremacy in the air
The second mistake of Putin’s Russia was to believe that a modest deployment of forces over land it would have enabled the capture of Ukraine in a matter of days. Moscow’s air advantage over Kyiv was therefore shortlived: Zelensky’s defenses in the air are proving effective, albeit modest compared to those at the Kremlin’s disposal. However, the maneuverability of Russia is very limited. Putin was confident he could use lighter units to open a passageway in Kyiv’s air defenses, but Ukraine managed to repel even the most recent attack on Hostomel Airport, stealing a key outpost from Russia for troops, equipment and supplies .
basic supplies
Without a large air force base Russia had to entrust its supplies to the streets. This has caused traffic jams or inconveniences due to ambushes. Meanwhile, the forces approaching Kyiv have not yet managed to encircle the capital. Progress in this direction has been made in the south, where Russia has stormed the railway lines. The Russian army is certainly not motivated to fulfill the military mission: the often very young soldiers left without imagining what awaits them on Ukrainian soil. The losses are, at least according to previous estimates, very significant. Ukraine claims to have killed at least 14,000 Russian soldiers in the offensive, but the United States estimates that around 7,000 Moscow military personnel died in the conflict.
The rapprochement with China failed
Russia was “forced” to request the intervention of mercenaries to give new strength to the militias. A sign, according to the NATO representative, that Moscow is trying everything to change the conflict, which has now become deadlocked. However, the fact remains that The army is running out of fuel, food and ammunition. Vehicles that break down or are unable to continue the crossing are abandoned and consequently towed away by Ukrainian farm tractors. Because of this, Russia has tried further rapprochement with China in order to obtain weapons.
The USA then immediately pointed the finger at Xi Jinping and threatened consequences in the event of military aid in Moscow. However, the Chinese President has made it clear that war is not in his interest. You really have to believe it: Beijing is watching what is happening in Ukraine with great concern and does not want to attract Western economic sanctions by being too close to Russia. The Kremlin also made a mistake in its assessment of the international alliance.
The one that received the most ammunition was Ukraine, supplied by the West. Not just guns, but money to invest in defense, thousands of dollars that put the accelerator on national sentiment. But Putin’s actions are far from discouraged: analysts say it could make offensives even bloodier and more relentless to break through on the country’s defenses.