Analysts believe that due to Putin’s overconfidence in this war, and because of Russia’s terrible tactical plan and the high cost of the war, Russia did not expect to encounter the brave Ukrainians who launched such a stubborn resistance to defend their homeland. , so if Ukraine can hold out for 10 days, Russia will be forced to negotiate with Ukraine.
On the third day of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Ukrainian military resisted Russia’s attack on the capital Kiev, and video showed that a column of 20 Russian military vehicles was destroyed in Kharkiv. In that conflict, the Russian army There may be no survivors.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense estimates that Russia lost 2,800 people, 80 tanks, 518 armored vehicles, 10 fighters and seven helicopters; now the Russian army is being ordered to expand in all directions, and skirmishes are beginning to break out on the outskirts of Kiev.
Ukraine’s President tweets: Hold on to the honor will go to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a national speech via Twitter on Saturday (26th) called for the entire country to resist the Russian invasion. “Our army, our national guard, our national police, our border guards, our special forces, the people of Ukraine, please hold on, we will win and the honor will go to Ukraine,” he said.
He also said that the Russian invasion of Kiev was unsuccessful and that street fighting took place in Kiev. “The enemy has used all their weapons, they are attacking residential areas, they are trying to destroy our energy infrastructure, and everyone should help us stop this occupation,” he wrote.
The Ukrainian military is asking people to remove road signs from streets, cities and villages to confuse the enemy. “We will do everything possible to clear the territory of Ukraine of Russian aggressors as soon as possible,” the Ukrainian defense minister tweeted.
Estonia’s Defense Minister: The daily cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is huge
Former Estonian Defense Minister Riho Terras tweeted that if Ukrainian forces were able to continue the Russian-Ukrainian conflict for 10 days, Russia would be forced to negotiate with the Ukrainian government because its invasion could not go as planned, and Russia’s funds and weapons are being consumed too quickly.
Tras, citing Ukrainian intelligence officers, said the cost of the Russian invasion was equivalent to $20 billion per day, and they were only able to last three or four days because of the expense.
He also said that Putin wanted to intimidate Ukrainians by intimidating Ukraine, such as by randomly launching missiles into Ukrainian residential areas, triggering Ukrainian troops to flee, forcing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to flee, Ukraine’s surrender, and Russian special forces on February 18. Has approached Kiev, and plans to quickly take Kiev and install a puppet government in Ukraine.
“But Russia was shocked by the stubborn resistance they encountered,” he wrote, urging Ukrainians “to prevent panic! Ukrainians have to stubborn! And we have to help.”
Friedman: Putin’s crazy gamble may not win
Laurence Greedman, Honorary Professor of War Studies at King’s College London, wrote an article on the 25th to“crazy gambling”ComeDescribing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, he said that Putin was too obsessed with Ukraine and was tempted by plausible casuses of war and his own outrageous theories to launch the invasion of Ukraine; however, Russia could not win Russia and Ukraine by overthrowing the Ukrainian government The conflict must be won by winning the hearts and minds of Ukraine, but Russia cannot win the hearts and minds of Ukraine, so this war is a wild gamble by Putin.
He wrote: “Even if the Ukrainian government loses control of Kiev and has to go into exile, and the Ukrainian chain of command begins to collapse, it does not mean that Russia has won the war. Although Russia has an absolute advantage, on the first day of the war, on their With their tactical superiority and potentially overwhelming numerical superiority, they failed to make the progress they expected, as the Ukrainians resisted stubbornly and inflicted casualties on the invaders…”
So: wars rarely go as planned, especially when a country’s leader puts too much faith in his own provocative rhetoric.
SIS Director Moore retweeted the article, writing: “This article is fantastic and makes sense in my opinion.”
Moore also condemned Russia’s poor human rights record, later tweeting: “As the tragedy and devastation in Ukraine unfolds so tragically, we should remember what distinguishes us from Putin: values and (what we have) ) hard-earned freedom.”
Putin allegedly held a meeting with Russia’s financial oligarchs in a bunker in the Ural Mountains, where he lost his temper because he thought the war could be won easily and ended in one to four days.
But the conflict has killed at least 2,019 Ukrainians, including three children; and Europe has seen a refugee influx, with 100,000 Ukrainians pouring into Poland in the past two days, despite Zelensky’s ban on Ukrainians between the ages of 18 and 18. 60-year-old adult man left Ukraine during the war.
The French government announced the sending of defensive weapons to Ukraine. The French coast guard also seized an alleged Russian vessel after the European Union announced sanctions against Russia over the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
A euro zone governor said a decision would be made in the coming days on whether to remove Russia from the global SWIFT payments system.