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Russian military strategy in Ukraine: "We are in a negotiating position"
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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian troops launched their attack on Ukraine on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.
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By: Romain Auzouy
On the sixth day of the invasion of Ukraine, a very large Russian military convoy approaches Kiev.
The flash offensive imagined by Moscow suffered serious setbacks: failures of its helicopter operation, logistical difficulties, fierce resistance of the Ukrainian defense.
In the meantime, Russian forces have regrouped, piling up armored vehicles, missiles and artillery to surround and capture Kiev, as well as other cities like Kharkiv, Odessa, Kherson and Mariupol, according to the Ukrainian presidency.
Analysis of Russian strategy with General Vincent Desportes, professor of strategy at Sciences Po and HEC and former Director of the School of War.
He is the author of several books, including “
Entering Strategy”, Robert Laffont editions
, 2019.
Ukraine
Russia
Defense