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Russia exceeds its offensive ability to intimidate Ukrainians - isw

Russia is trying to demoralize Ukrainians and convince them that the event will not assist Ukraine, American analysts say. Russian propaganda is aimed at intimidating Ukrainians and exaggeration of the offensive capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This is stated in the report of the American Institute for War Study (ISW) of February 12.

According to analysts of the Institute, the Kremlin exceeds the importance of every tactical offensive in Russian propaganda to demoralize Ukrainians and force the Western countries to doubt Ukraine's military support. "The Kremlin restores the narrative in which Russia exceeds the victories of the forefront, continuing the offensive on Bakhmut and Liman.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia proudly demonstrates victories about the seizures Ready to take statements about Russia's inevitable victory for a pure coin after a year of Russian military incompetence, " - said the analysts of the institute. Also in its propaganda of the Russian Federation tries to convince the West that Ukraine will not be able to resist powerful Russian offensive.

"All these information campaigns will support the main strategic goals of the Kremlin to separate the event from Ukraine, restrain or delay the supply of Western military means and generally undermine the support of the West of Ukraine and the collusion of the Western Coalition," the statement reads.

Earlier, Focus, citing the ISW report of February 11, reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lost the initiative under the coal in Donetsk region due to the transfer of reserves of the Armed Forces to this area of ​​the front. In the report of February 10, analysts wrote that the failed Russian offensive on the coal in the Donetsk region caused a wave of criticism of the command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.