The British Ministry of Defense summed up the 300 days of Russia’s war with Ukraine
In the words of the head of the British Ministry of Defense, the Russian BTG could not withstand Ukrainian resistance, and the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation turned into a “coastal defense flotilla”.
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that Russia has not achieved its strategic goals in the war against Ukraine in the 300 days of the war with Ukraine. This is reported on site of the United Kingdom government.
A British official learned that more than 100,000 Russians had been killed, wounded, or deserted from the battlefield.
“The concept of the Russian battalion tactical group, which has been writing its military doctrine for ten years, cannot withstand Ukrainian resistance. The combat capability of deployed Russian ground forces has fallen by more than 50%,” Wallace said.
Black Sea Fleet and missiles
In addition, he reported that the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation has turned into a coastal defense flotilla. According to the head of the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain, things are not going well for the mercenaries from the “Wagner group”, who lost three people.
“International sanctions, including the UK’s independent sanctions, have harmed the Kremlin’s defense industry. Russia is running out of stockpiles and has used up most of its SS-26 Iskander short-range ballistic missiles,” Wallace said.
The official said that Putin’s failure to mobilize recruits and equipment is turning into a defeat on the battlefield.
“At the peak of its offensive in March, Russia occupied about 27% of Ukrainian land. Of that, Ukraine has liberated about 54% of the territory captured since February. Now Russia controls about 18% of Ukraine’s internationally recognized territories,” he said.
Problems of the Russian army
In Wallace’s words, Russia’s war with Ukraine resembles the First World War. The Russian Armed Forces are kept in place thanks to the firepower of the Armed Forces, as well as due to their own inefficient logistics and untrained soldiers and officers.
What’s more, according to the minister, the number of reports of war crimes by the Russian Armed Forces is increasing. Yes, reports of rape, arbitrary detention, torture, and murder appear every day.
“If the Kremlin insists on its disregard for human rights and the Geneva Conventions, we must insist on Ukraine’s rights to self-defense and the protection of civilians,” Wallace said.
Before Focus separate, that Strelkov-Ghirkin criticized Putin’s speech to journalists. According to the ex-chief of the ORDLO militants, there has been no good news for the Russian side from the front lately.
Also, the participants that the mass media said that in Zelensky to present a plan for ending the war in 2023. Journalists write that the Ukrainian president’s team will present its plan closer to the anniversary of the war. Kyiv is now trying to win more military victories in order to dictate its terms to Moscow.