After six months of fighting, the fronts have stabilized in Ukraine, while the attacks multiply and Russia asserts that the military plans are going according to plan and that “all the objectives” of the campaign will be met.
Russia assured today that military operations in Ukraine are going according to plan and that “all objectives will be met” following six months of war campaign in the neighboring country.
“The special military operation is proceeding as planned and all objectives will be met,” declared Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting in Tashkent with his counterparts from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (OCS).
He stressed that Russia attacks Ukraine’s military infrastructure and defense industry with high-precision weapons and “does everything to avoid casualties among the civilian population.”
“Undoubtedly, this slows down the pace of the offense, but we do it consciously,” Shoigu told his SCO colleagues. It is a body made up of China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
At the same time, he accused the “Ukrainian armed formations” of employing the “scorched earth tactic, grossly violating international standards and acting like terrorists.”
Six months of war between Russia and Ukraine
He reiterated that the need to defend the Russian-speaking population of Donbas, eastern Ukraine, was the cause that led Russia to launch the military campaign.
Shoigu denounced that the conflict in Ukraine became a pretext for the United States and its allies. This, to unleash an economic and informational war once morest Russia that seeks to strategically wear it down.
“The stated objective of the US and its accomplices is the strategic attrition of Russia to eliminate competition. They seek to warn other States that develop an independent policy, ”she stressed.
The Russian minister noted that Washington “chosen Ukraine as an instrument of hybrid warfare once morest Russia.”
“The US and its allies continue to cram weapons into Ukraine, which increases the number of victims and prolongs the conflict,” he said.