Russia plans debt obligations of Ukraine and large-scale hostilities against
The Kremlin sees Ukraine as unstable and preparing for large-scale decisions to fight against. To implement their aggressive plans, the Russian command announced large-scale measures to reform the armed forces – up to 1.5 million people and the formation of at least twenty new divisions.
This was stated on January 12 by the Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Brigadier General Oleksiy Gromov during a briefing at the Military Media Center.
‘It is clear that the implementation of the scale of significant time and financial and economic resources. At the same time, a large number of meetings in personnel and armed forces and international military operations, persistence,” he said.
Frequent changes in the naval forces of Russia, according to Gromov, indicate problems in the management of the occupying forces.
“If everything was in order with them, then frame changes with such frequency would not occur. Recent personnel changes, in general, indicate that they have combined management systems and speed dial systems in their ranks. We’ll see what happens next,” Gromov said.
He also said that during the week there were 355 combat clashes at the workplace, explaining that with the support of artillery and military operations, they are counteracting “to cut, encircle and defeat the groups of our troops, and then attack the ambulance line of the Donetsk region.”
“The enemy of active operations on the Bakhmut attachment. The most fierce fighting continues in the areas of residence of Soledar, Paraskoveevka, Bakhmut and Kleshchevka,” said Alexey Gromov.
About reshuffles in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports on Jan. 11 that Russian military officials officially announced that Chief of General of the General Staff of the Army Valery Gerasimov made a report on the three deputies of the unified army and named three deputies under his command.
The ISW emphasizes that Army General Sergei Surovikin served as commander of the Joint Group Brigade of Forces from October 8 to January 11, the appointment of Gerasimov as command of the theater of operations is probably a sharp desire of the Kremlin to be the commander-in-chief of Soviet command and control for participating in hostilities in 2023.
In addition, analysts believe that the Kremlin wanted to support the serviceman of the Russian department in discussions with the head of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who obliged the Kremlin for waging war.
About the situation in Soledar
Euronews agency in a report dated January 12 January that the fate of the city is still unclear. According to Euronews, taking control of Soledar would have led the Russian offensive on Bakhmut to pass roads and railways in large cities – Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, as well as occupied Gorlovka, Luhansk, Lysychansk and Severodonetsk.
The report called the battle for control of Bakhmut and Soledar “the bloodiest” since the beginning of the war.
Kremlin’s last attempt
Political scientist Oleg Lisny growth that Russia’s desire to mobilize more people, increase the army, starve Ukraine out is the last attempt to eliminate the possibility.
“It was approximately the same during the Soviet-Finnish war, when Moscow crushed the Finns in the fall, and Finland went to peace. These same representatives – to crush the mass, exhaust – Russia is now implementing against Ukraine. But the situation with Ukraine is different – Western coalitions continue on our side, we are generating help that allows us to destroy the manpower of the virus, ”said Lisny correspondent of the Voice of America Russian Service.
He believes that the next summit in the Ramstein format in the second half of January should make serious decisions to protect Ukraine.
“We need to take action against Russia and negotiate with the West, primarily with the United States. It is necessary that we get a powerful weapon, which will allow us to knock out Russia’s main trump card – manpower, ”- political scientist of the economy.
Ukrainians never give up
Situation Modeling Agencies Vitaly Bala the unshakable faith of the Ukrainian people in the fight against the enemy.
“No one has met in the soul of the Ukrainian people. Attention, in the first two weeks from the beginning of the war, no one provided us. Before it began, a few Javelins were given a waiting period for transportation with tanks, but in the West there was an idea that Russia would capture Ukraine in two weeks. There were even hearings in the US Congress when senators asked questions to intelligence officials that the Ukrainians needed to choose more help, and there was a threat of aggression from Russia,” Bala.
Ukrainians will never give up and will insist on their independence, the expert is convinced.
“I have close people, they belong near Bakhmut,” he says. – I can hardly judge, there really is a very strong impression. But like they say, we’re holding on. And in this situation, the Ukrainians will resist. The problem is whether they will have the help they need now.”