The Armed Forces from March reflected in the Russians in size exceeding the Denmark Square - ISW

According to American analysts, the offensive operations of the invaders in eastern Ukraine have reached their culmination. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation tries to justify it, inventing the reasons for the slowdown. The Armed Forces of Ukraine since mid -March reflected about 45 thousand square meters from the Russian invaders. km. territories exceeding the area of ​​Denmark. This was reported in the summary of August 24 by the American Institute of War Study (ISW).

Such a comparison of analytics is cited by commenting on the statement of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergiy Shoig that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation slows down the overall pace of its offensive operations in Ukraine. At the same time, the Russians emphasize that their goals in the war have not changed. Shoigu also noted that the "special operation" in Ukraine is allegedly under plan "and the Russian forces will fulfill" all their tasks ".

According to ISW, so the head of the Russian military department tries to explain and justify minor successes achieved by Russian troops in Ukraine in the last six weeks. Since July 16, when the Armed Forces resumed their offensive after the pause, the Russians managed to occupy approximately 450. 84 square meters. km. a new territory equal to the area of ​​Andorra.

At the same time, from March 21, when the invaders were able to move deep into Ukraine, the Russians lost about 45 thousand square meters. km. , which is more than Denmark. "Russian troops cannot turn limited tactical successes into wider operational successes, and their offensive operations in eastern Ukraine have achieved the culmination. Shogg's statement is probably an attempt to explain these shortcomings," the Institute analysts comment.

We will remind, on August 24, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoiga stated that Russia intends to slow down promotion in Ukraine to reduce the number of casualties among civilians. He also added that the supply of weapons to Ukraine delaying the invasion, as well as multiple the number of casualties among the population. Earlier, Focus wrote that Shogu lost the trust of Vladimir Putin. It happened after the failure of the so -called "blitzkrig" in Ukraine.