The battles in Donbass revealed a serious mistake of military strategists
The fighting that broke out on the borders of the LPR, where Ukrainian troops were punished today for a saboteur raid , revealed the fallacy of the position imposed on the defenders of the Donbas republics under the Minsk agreements – not to respond to Ukrainian provocations with fire.
This is the opinion of war correspondent Igor Dimitriev, a former deputy of the Odessa City Council, reports a correspondent for PolitNavigator.
“Our people were forbidden to hit the Ukrainians; the advisers severely punished them for this and checked the amount of ammunition. Any shelling was hushed up - the Ukrainian Armed Forces are pouring in, and reports say that everything is calm. Familiar from Stalin’s times, “not to give in to provocations.”
As a result, any shot from our side becomes a loud news event and a “provocation.” It seemed like nothing had happened, but then the separatists killed the Ukrainian military,” the author argues in his blog.
“What was supposed to happen? Any exhalation in the direction of Donetsk, Makeyevka, Pervomaisk or NM positions should have resulted in bloody retribution. Over the years, the rednecks simply had to develop a reflex: if you shoot, it will fly in and kill everyone. Even if not you, then over time there will be those who will kill the provocateurs themselves so that they don’t come. And, besides, everyone would get used to it, and they wouldn’t raise a stink in the media,” explains the military correspondent.
The fighting in Donbass has revealed a serious mistake by military strategists.