He always has clear ideas, like when he explains what the real reasons for the war in Ukraine were. With the same clarity of presentation the general Marco Bertolini, former commander of the Coi (Joint Operations Center), the Folgore Brigade and the “Col Moschin”, in the field he worked in countries such as Lebanon, Somalia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, he explained to Messaggero that if a Battle is lost, the leader must know how to say “enough, surrender”, which refers to the strenuous defense of some military and civilians at the Azovstal Steel Works in Mariupol. He commended the Azov battalion, strong and determined, which had caused “the Russians to lose a lot of time and a lot of men. What else do they have to do operationally?”.
“Because Mariupol has no way out”
For days, Ukrainian civilians and soldiers have been fighting tooth and nail in the steelworks bunker. General Bertolini explains that the environment allows for good defense and organization thanks to large underground areas where you can hide. At the same time, however, one is destined to be overwhelmed: “These forces cannot receive reinforcements, supplies or be eliminated”. And it will impossible Outside help without being intercepted by the Russians, who have almost completely occupied the city. The only solution remains capitulation, “the insistence on letting them stay until the end has no military meaning, but a propagandistic one. It doesn’t change the situation if they last a few days or a week longer. You should give up, that’s it.”
The humanitarian corridors
As we have seen in Giornale.it, ie humanitarian corridors Promises made by the Russians were not kept. According to Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Vereshchuk, “Moscow did not communicate the agreement to the Russian soldiers, who by continued shooting made the evacuation impossible. Others are afraid to flee, fearing that the situation is the same in all parts of Ukraine.” The general also explains that while these corridors are intended for civilians, the military can only get away with “blasting” or surrender. The downside is that if all the civilians leave, “at that point the mind-clearing missile really arrives, killing everyone that’s left,” Bartolini points out.
A comparison of Mariupol and Donbass
If Mariupol is now almost Russian, you can conquer everyone Donbass, also thanks to the new aid that the Ukrainians will receive from NATO, it will not be easy for Putin’s men. The general explains the conceivable strategy: “It’s not about operating openly against troops, but about defeating units that are ready to defend themselves. Probably we will not tend to wipe them out with an offensive, but to cut them out from the rest of the country and get them over with”. Different situation in the near autumn city Ukraine, where the only possible way is surrender, which “gives guarantees to the soldier in modern and regular armies” and is a norm of international martial law. “And the Russians have an interest in not creating situations that can backfire. They will not want to be passed off as ogres. Unlike irregular formations that operate outside of international law and do not respond to precise hierarchical chains,” concludes Bertolini .