New York Times Diagnose War Momentum, Changes Favorable to Russia
Western interest is dispersed due to prolonged war… “Even the meaning of ‘victory’ is unclear”
The New York Times (NYT) diagnosed on the 11th (local time) that Russia, which had struggled in the early stages of the invasion of Ukraine, is strengthening its attack on the east and the tide is turning in favor of Russia.
Ukraine does not have enough weapons to turn the tide in the face of the Russian army’s devastating operation, and the West is losing interest in Ukraine in a situation where Dzeko is the dominant player due to a surge in oil prices amid an inflationary crisis.
According to the New York Times, in the fourth month of the war, the Russian army seems to have made slow but systematic progress in eastern Ukraine.
At the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian army was embarrassed by the desperate resistance, and following withdrawing from the capital Kiiu area, he improved his strategy to the eastern region and raised a certain amount of criminal record.
As firepower battles unfolded in the eastern Donbas (Donetsk/Luhansk provinces), which is a flat land, the Russian army has the upper hand, while the Ukrainian army has not been able to secure enough heavy weapons, so it is being pushed back by the Russian army’s devastating operation.
The Ukrainian forces are desperately defending at Severodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, the biggest battleground through which their supply lines pass, but the situation is not favorable.
On the same day, there was also a diagnosis that the US authorities viewed the situation in the East as gloomy.
The Washington Post (WP) reported a senior U.S. Department of Defense official said that it is highly likely that Russian forces will occupy the entire Luhansk region in the coming weeks.
It is speculated that the Russian army might capture the strategically important points of Severodonetsk and Lisichansk on the Eastern Front within a week, effectively taking over the entire Luhansk Oblast.
The Ukrainian army’s ammunition is showing signs of being depleted, and casualties are increasing.
Ukrainian presidential aide Olexi Arestovich said on the same day that between 200 and 300 soldiers are killed every day, and that regarding 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed so far.
Russia is in the process of ‘Russianization’ in some areas, such as Donbas, Kherson, and Zaporiza, which it has already acquired.
Following a decree simplifying the procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship for residents of occupied Ukraine last month, the local government of Kherson Province issued Russian passports to residents for the first time on the same day.
In the West, the burden felt on the skin is increasing as the war prolongs and escalates into a war of attrition.
Moreover, as a ‘red light’ is turned on in the recent game signal, attention has been focused on the problem of living in front of the eyes rather than the war that will never end.
The macro-economy is also in a state of disarray due to price fluctuations, rapid changes in financial markets, and food shortages.
The Joe Biden administration, which leads the Western Solidarity, has been on fire as approval ratings are falling day following day ahead of the November midterm elections.
From the Russian perspective, the recent war has been favorable, but a lot has been lost in the war.
Ukrainian aide Arestovic said more than 30,000 were killed on the Russian side.
The brain drain of high-end talents leaving the country and the procession of Western companies’ escape continue, and the confrontation with the West has become more solidified.
The war, which has already entered four months, shows no signs of ending anytime soon.
Russia is not willing to compromise on Ukraine’s territory, and the Ukrainian military is not willing to withdraw easily, and the prevailing view is that the stalemate will eventually continue.
As the massacre of civilians by the Russian military intensifies the international community’s anger, an exit strategy through diplomatic channels is also far away.
It is now unclear what “victory” means to both sides, the New York Times pointed out.
/yunhap news