Putin observes exercises of Russia’s strategic nuclear forces, Moscow, Russian Federation – October 26, 2022
A new Ukrainian counter-offensive seems to be emerging in the east of the country. According to Ukrainian military officials reported by AFP, the frontline is advancing further towards the separatist areas, two months after an initial operation that allowed Kyiv to regain control of several hundred locations in the Kharkov region. However, a quarter of the Russian forces present on Ukrainian territory remain stationed near Kherson in the south of the country. Citing the risk of an attack in the region, pro-Russian authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of civilians in recent weeks. “The Russians will turn Kherson into a kind of Stalingrad on the Niepr. Everyone is expecting this battle,” notes Michel Goya, former colonel in the naval troops. This historian, a specialist in strategic issues, was heard by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces this Wednesday, November 2nd. While the “special operation” launched by Moscow on February 24, 2022, to use the terminology used by the Kremlin, has been deadlocked for several months, this specialist returned to the causes of this debacle, implicitly invoking the lessons that France could learn from it, while the next military programming law (2024-2030) is being prepared.
A Russian force not designed for invasion
Long presented as one of the most powerful in the world, the Russian army has evolved over the past few years on a model that has finally proved inadequate for the needs of large-scale operations. Obsessed with American power after the fall of the USSR, “Russia wanted to arm itself with a model army of the rich without having the means. This model proved unsuitable for the real war that was (…) Read more on Public Sénat
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