The Russian media space is reacting to the slowdown in Russian operations and Ukraine’s ability to seize the initiative with considerable concern.”
The Russian media space is reacting “with considerable concern” to reports of a slowdown in Russian operations and a possible Ukrainian counteroffensive. This is stated in the summary of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) for Friday, March 24.
So, according to the Institute, in the Russian information space, there are more and more reports about the preparation of a possible Ukrainian counteroffensive.
In particular, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on March 24 that Russia is aware of the preparation of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and the General Staff of the aggressor country is preparing decisions and responses to this.
Analysts concluded that the so-called “big” Russian spring offensive appears to be “approaching a climax, and the Russian media space is reacting to the slowdown in Russian operations and the possibility of Ukraine seizing the initiative with significant anxiety.”
“The Russian military command will need to move a significant amount of forces to the front to either prevent a climax or launch new offensive operations, and it is unlikely that such forces exist in sufficient numbers to do both,” the institute’s review notes. .
The Institute also reported that the owner of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on March 23 that he was aware of the plans for a large-scale Ukrainian counteroffensive.
By the way, earlier Prigozhin was afraid of a counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in five directions and called on the Russian military leadership to maintain military forces.
Kyiv has two counteroffensive options – media
