Striking stocks and ammunition: the Kremlin’s strategy to save the campaign in Ukraine

Smiles on the faces of Russian generals are rare, but those of the officers present yesterday at the summit with Defense Minister Serghej Shoigu appeared particularly black. They discussed with the Kremlin “hawk” the situation of the battle and the new phase of the campaign: they must find a compromise between the political claims of Putin, who demands victories, and the military crisis on the ground.