Chinese media shown Russian Defense Minister, Shoigu appearence after two weeks missing from Media. He talk to keep maintain the rate of sophisticated weaponry on the Special Operation.
We see this last few days on Russian Consolidating possition, leaving some of their possition in North, continue grinding offensive in Donbas area, but increase Bombardment toward Ukraine fuel dump accross the country.
division of Ukraine East/West as per Korea would require the long-term deployment of Russians forces. That
Ukranian inteligence quoted by various western media that Russia going to carve Ukraine. If Russian see this is the option they will have to take as Zelensky will not come to their demand on Donbas and Crimea security (Zelensky keep talking on referendum on that, something Russian will not accept as means referendum from all Ukrainian and not people in Donbas and Crimea only), perhaps that's what they are going to do.
However they will destroy as much as possible of Ukraine Army (practically Ukraine AF and Navy is no more anyway). I suspect that's why they are destroying Ukraine Fuel dump. Western media talk much on destruction of Russian arnour, however how about Ukrainian armour ? Most video they shown Ukraine 'counter offensive' done by light infantry support by light armour. That will not done much toward Russian line.
If Ukraine army only left most on Light Infantry and Light Armour, Russian can hold on the area in East and South, and carve new Republic on that, while using Pro Russian Ukrainian Opposition perhaps.
This just some speculations, but I can see that happen, and even Ukranian Inteligence see that.
Ukraine has slowed some of Russia's advances, but multiple cities are being hit with missiles, a presidential adviser says. Follow here for live news updates.
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This is Inteligence unit that so far talking on Russian failures and Ukraine winning propaganda in Western media. When they talk like that in Western Media, in my opinion they know they are facing serious potential on loosing nearly half of the Ukraine.
Yes, Russia will then have to put permanent military units in East-South Ukraine. However if they done this, means they acknowledge that Ukraine will be their new buffer zone with Nato. In such West Ukraine will go to Nato. That's why I said on my previous post, if they do this, there goes Neutral Ukraine.