President Vladimir Putin will rated hard of military commanders who must confront him and analyze his strategies. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, The Russian President has “lost” its war with Ukraine, through a series of “catastrophic miscalculations”.
Admiral Radakin said the Russian officers led the soldiers into battle without them noticing. A tactic he described as “insane” and “morally broken.”
Russian military personnel of all ranks have expressed “concern” about Putin’s war. The top was under pressure because of the invasion been “misguided”. added the chief of the kingdom’s defense staff.
A Ukrainian soldier checks a completely destroyed Russian tank in Irpin. Photo: AP
“Putin has already lost”
At an event organized by the think tank Institute for Governance, Sir Tony Radakin said Putin’s position had been “diminished” due to a series of mistakes delude yourself about your own strength and the efficiency of its armed forces.
“The scenes from Mariupol and other places are terrible. The coming weeks will continue to be very difficultsaid Radakin.
Ammunition on the ground next to a destroyed Ukrainian armored vehicle in Mariupol. Photo: AP
“But in many ways Putin has already lost. Far from being the far-sighted manipulator of events he would have us believe, Putin has harmed himself by a Series of catastrophic misjudgments‘ the chief of the British armed forces assessed.
Radakin said of Putin, “Like all authoritarians, he was deceived about his own strength, including the effectiveness of Russia’s armed forces.” He said that Putin was also “unable to anticipate the unity and cohesion that exists among free nations exist in the world. Here in Europe and of course far beyond“.
Putin is a “weaker and diminished” figureaccording to the defense chief.
“What is very clear is that Putin is a weaker and weaker figure today than he was a month ago, and on the contrary, NATO is stronger and more united.”
Radakin, the former chief of the Navy, continued: “Your actions so far have paid off galvanize more than share and they showed that Ukraine has the only thing that Russia lacks: True friends“.
“What is abundantly clear is that Putin is a weaker and weaker figure today than he was a month ago, and on the contrary, NATO is stronger and more united today than it has ever been in my memory,” he continued.
Russia has claimed that it is shifting the focus of its war to Focus on expanding Separatist-held territory to the east from Ukraine. The change of strategy came a month after he deployed most of his massive invasion force in a failed attack on the capital, Kyiv.
“Catastrophic Misjudgment”
Since the beginning of the invasion, Putin has called for the Donbass region to be recognized as two independent republics. It has been the scene of sporadic fighting since the separatists declared independence in 2014.
Radakin claimed there were “early signs” that Russian forces were retreating. A move made by Putin’s army open to attacks by the Ukrainian defenders.
“I think we see that Russia’s ambitions to take Kyiv and Russia’s ambitions to take all of Ukraine, in a very fast and impressive way, those ambitions have crumbled‘ he analyzed.
“And now it seems that there is less emphasis on Kyiv and more emphasis on the east and south.” “We are beginning to see the first signs that these forces are withdrawing from Kyiv Retreat to Russia and Belarus” he described.
“That in itself is a difficult development for Russia because they are doing it in contact. So the Armed Forces of Ukraine will attack Russian forces if they withdraw‘ said the British military chief.
More Russian tanks destroyed and abandoned. Photo: AP
“And then I think we’ll have to wait and see how that develops and how does it look in the future“, called.
His diagnosis comes from Sir Jeremy Fleming, head of the UK Hearing Center in Chelteham, on Thursday in Canberra, Australia. He said the advisers lied to the Russian president about the course of the war “You didn’t dare tell him the truth”while you listen.
“A dangerous Putin disappoints”
David Williams, permanent secretary at the Department of Defense, said he was worried about Putin’s reaction in losing ground in Ukraine. Like many European intelligence chiefs and military commanders, he said that a “The unpredictable and disappointed Putin is dangerous.” Nobody knows how to react.
His insights are supplemented by the predictions of Sir Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ, who said Putin was facing a growing military insurgency in Ukraine because of his failed “personal war”.
In a speech in Australia, he said the President’s aides lied to him about how badly the war was going. He added that Putin “overestimated” his army’s capabilities to ensure a quick victory.
Information shared with British authorities suggests that the soldiers were refusing to follow orders, sabotaging their own equipment and They accidentally shot down their own plane.
Russia has claimed it is shifting the focus of its war to expanding separatist-held territory in eastern Ukraine. The change of strategy came a month after he deployed most of his massive invasion force in a failed attack on the capital, Kyiv.
Since the beginning of the invasion, Putin has called for the Donbass region to be recognized as two independent republics. It has been the scene of sporadic fighting since the separatists declared independence in 2014.
Ossetian soldiers desert and leave
Hundreds of soldiers from the pro-Russian enclave of South Ossetia They left their posts and returned homehitchhiking in what is believed to be the first fall of mass mutiny in war and in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Eduard Kokoity, former president of the dissident state, confirmed thisThe 300 soldiers had returned to South Ossetiaafter images emerged of fighters attempting to reach Vladikavkaz in southern Russia.
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, 1,200 soldiers from South Ossetia and 800 from neighboring Abkhazia are stationed in Ukraine.
South Ossetia is recognized by most countries as part of Georgia. However, it unilaterally declared its independence in the 1990s.
After the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, Moscow recognized both South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent and offered extensive military and financial assistance.
It is believed that Russia has about 10,000 troops stationed in the two mountainous areas. However, most of the 300 defectors are Ossetians, local media reported.
The South Ossetian government has declared its intention to do so be part of Russia and has promised to hold a referendum in April. Anatoly Bibilov, leader of the breakaway region, said it was an “old dream” of the Ossetian people to join Russia after it was part of the Soviet Union.
In comments aired on Russian television, he said: “We will take appropriate legal action in the near future. The Republic of South Ossetia will be part of its historic homeland of Russia.”
Denis Pushilin, the leader of Donetsk, the other pro-Russian separatist “republic” in eastern Ukraine, has also spoken out. for a union with Moscow.
However, Abkhazia has stated that it has no intention of becoming part of Russia.
Many in South Ossetia harbor hostility towards Ukraine for its vocal support for Georgia during the Russo-Georgian war.
Paris, correspondent
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