The breakthrough of the Ukrainian army surprised the Russians, but for a few days it is “black out”. Ukrainian communications about the advance or withdrawal of troops from Kyiv are suspended. To Cedric Mas, military historian, observer of the conflict and president of the Institut Action Résilience, ordered the army “a complete blackout of its operations”, including the victories. “Ukraine manages to maintain this operational security, a remarkable calm in communication given the number of men it has hired,” said Isabelle Dufour, director of strategic studies at Eurocrise, in an interview with 20 Minutes.
A media retreat that is normal after a successful counteroffensive. “They are forced to take a pause in operations because this is a big moment in military logistics,” she adds. But Michel Goya, a former naval colonel, historian and strategist, is confident and thinks that although operations have slowed down, “they will certainly resume across the north and across the south of the country, there will be fighting again in a few days.” ‘ he explains to 20 minutes.
The Russian army, for its part, is ensuring that it consolidates its new front in the north-east. She prepares better, less surprised by the Ukrainian advance, and rebuilds her supplies. But the fights should still stretch out over several weeks or even months. Especially since “we don’t know how far the Ukrainian army wants to go, whether it intends to recapture Crimea or not,” warns Isabelle Dufour. An increasingly realistic goal for Kyiv.