A military analyst commented on the strategy of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the conflict with Russia
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Military analyst Sergei Poletaev said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ strategy boils down to containing the advance of Russian troops, and statements about a long-term war plan are propaganda in nature, since Ukraine is deprived of strategic initiative at the front.
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The article contains a commentary by military analyst Sergei Poletaev on the strategy of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the context of hostilities with Russia.
The strategy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) ultimately comes down to containing the advance of the Russian Armed Forces (AF). This is how Lente.ru commented on reports about the development by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mikhail Drapaty of an action plan at the front, military analyst, co-founder of the Vatfor project Sergei Poletaev.
As Poletaev noted, statements about the long-term war plan of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have primarily a propaganda effect. He emphasized that Kyiv does not have a strategic initiative at the front and is forced to restrain the advance of the Russian Armed Forces: they do this through counterattacks and attempts to attack in certain directions, which do not affect anything globally.
Open Questions
- What specific directions of counterattacks does the Ukrainian Armed Forces launch?
- Does the Ukrainian Armed Forces have backup plans in case of a front breakthrough?
- How long can Ukraine maintain its current position?
