The Ukrainian incursion into Russia is not part of a serious military campaign. Rather, it is intended to provoke a Russian response inside Ukraine which would then be characterized as an overt attempt to take over and destroy Ukraine. Will it work?
Until now, the Russians have only occupied largely Russian-speaking areas of Ukraine and have adopted a defensive attrition posture which is bleeding the Ukrainian Army dry and undermining Western support for continuing to fuel the carnage. What the NATO war hawks need are new excuses for prolonging their proxy war against Russia. They would like to see perceived atrocities in Russia result in even greater atrocities in Ukraine, thereby whipping up public support for even greater military involvement.
Will Putin take this bait? He would be wise to avoid retaliatory attacks inside Ukraine and instead concentrate on encircling and capturing the Ukrainian special forces now inside Russia. It would be interesting to find out who they are and who planned their operation.
Until now, the Russians have only occupied largely Russian-speaking areas of Ukraine and have adopted a defensive attrition posture which is bleeding the Ukrainian Army dry and undermining Western support for continuing to fuel the carnage. What the NATO war hawks need are new excuses for prolonging their proxy war against Russia. They would like to see perceived atrocities in Russia result in even greater atrocities in Ukraine, thereby whipping up public support for even greater military involvement.
Will Putin take this bait? He would be wise to avoid retaliatory attacks inside Ukraine and instead concentrate on encircling and capturing the Ukrainian special forces now inside Russia. It would be interesting to find out who they are and who planned their operation.