Thoughts: Putin can sacrifice Shoigu

The offensive linen

Furthermore, the think tank claims that Ukrainian forces captured the Luhansk region on Wednesday and that a new lightning offensive is now underway.

“The terrain in the western parts of Luhansk is suited to the kind of rapid warfare that Ukrainian forces actually waged in the eastern parts of the Kharkiv region in early September. At the same time, there is no information from open sources indicating that Russian forces have significantly strengthened their positions in the western parts of Luhansk, “writes the think tank in one of its daily war reports and continues:

“Ukraine’s ongoing offensives in the northeastern and southern parts of the country are likely to force the Kremlin to prioritize defending one area at the expense of the other, potentially increasing Ukraine’s risk of success in both. “.

Ukraine’s lightning-fast offensive in the Kharkiv region stunned experts and humiliated the Putin regime. Among other things, it is considered one of the triggering reasons why the Russian president ordered a partial mobilization.

A new lightning offensive in Luhansk could potentially be even more humiliating for Russia. This is because Russia annexed the region in question only last week. In addition, Russia annexed Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya.