The Russian army is ready for protracted hostilities in the zone of the special operation. Ma Xiaolin, director of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies at the Zhejiang University of International Studies, said this.
“The Russian army took up a patient defensive position, periodically launching airstrikes, preparing for a protracted struggle of attrition. She created three lines of multi-layered defense on the eastern bank of the Dnieper to strike and deplete the Ukrainian ground forces,” Xiaolin wrote in an article for the publication. Global Times.
According to the author, Russia is conducting asymmetric military operations to exhaust the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the conflict has acquired an asymmetric character. “The summer offensive of the Ukrainian troops failed to return a single strategically significant object and led to the loss of almost 30% of NATO-supplied weapons, while many soldiers were captured or demoralized,” Xiaolin stressed.
Earlier in the United States announced the date of the end of the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to retired US military officer Daniel Davis, due to high casualties and the approaching rainy season active actions Ukrainian military will end in September.
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2023-09-04 01:37:49
