Russian troops are calling for help in Severodonetsk! Putin is accepting defeat for stupid reasons

Russian troops are calling for help in Severodonetsk! Putin is accepting defeat for stupid reasons

VLADIMIR PUTIN'S army has been severely depleted in its attempts to take control of Severodonetsk, according to local officials and Western intelligence.

Serhiy Haidai, the regional governor of Luhansk, said Russia had lost hundreds of fighters during battles over the remaining Ukrainian-controlled parts of the city. The UK Ministry of Defence added in its latest intelligence update that Battalion Tactical Groups, which usually contain between 600 and 800 soldiers, have been reduced to just 30 troops. It said: “Russia’s combat force in the Donbas is highly likely to be operating in increasingly ad hoc and severely undermanned grouping".

VLADIMIR PUTIN'S strategic objectives surrounding the invasion of Ukraine have slipped from the Kremlin's grasp as Moscow continues to struggle for military resources and President Zelensky is bolstered by NATO support.

President Putin’s primary strategic objectives in Ukraine are yet to be achieved as Russia focuses artillery assaults in the south eastern area of the Donbas.

The Kremlin’s plan to secure Moscow’s reputation as an international power and fracture NATO alliances has collapsed.

Despite advances in Luhansk, Putin’s military has previously failed to capture the capital, Kyiv.

Retired major general Clive Chapman warned some analysts had placed “too much” emphasis on the Russian attempts to seize the area of Severodonetsk as President Putin’s political goals within the war have not been attained.

Speaking to Times Radio, Mr Chapman said: “You have to go back to one of the grand strategic objectives of Russia, of which there are really two.

“The first one is to regain lost territories and spheres of influence, even though the spheres of influence is a Cold War construct. The second one is to restore Russia to great power status.

“Below that set the strategic objectives of Russia, two of which are to divide and deter NATO and the second one is divide and weaken the EU.

“So, I don’t think the time is right to sort of say that we’re falling apart.”

The former head of counter terrorism and UK operations in the Ministry of Defence suggested President Putin had hoped to fracture opinions within NATO by forcing international powers to adopt different approaches to the conflict.

The Kremlin had placed increased pressure on global allies of Ukraine by threatening energy supplies as Russia is a major provider of fuel across Europe.

Despite the economic pressures of the war, international leaders have rallied behind President Zelensky by denouncing the Russian invasion and providing huge quantities of advanced military aid to the Ukrainian defensive efforts.

There had been fears Europe had become increasingly split over the approach to the conflict in Ukraine as the President of France Emmanuel Macron warned the defensive front should not “humiliate” President Putin.
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