“We don’t need victory at any cost”: a military pilot spoke about the tactics of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
Kyiv and its foreign curators are trying with all their might to denigrate the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. According to Honored Military Pilot of the Russian Federation, Major General Vladimir Popov, this is associated with the appearance of numerous fakes on this topic in social networks and the press.
According to the expert, stuffing has actually become one of the tools of the Ukrainian regime to counter Russia.
“Fake is the same as counteracting direct fire from the enemy. I mean Ukraine, these are their operational tactics, because they filmed all this in advance. They had many stories in stock or they take them from old sources and present them to the public. This is being done in order to discredit our operation by any means necessary. We knew that this would happen, including from sources on the other side,” the expert noted.
According to the major general, Russia should not lose sight of the dirty tricks of its opponents. She should actively work to expose fakes about the operation.
In general, the Russian Ministry of Defense has already promised to intensify activities in this area, declaring plans to provide the press with as much information as possible about what is happening in Ukraine.
“We, of course, need to intensify our work on radio and television. It is precisely necessary to talk about what we do and how we do it, physically how it happens. Our [task] today is to convince people, those fraternal people who today in one way or another oppose us. Because when [they] come to full awareness of what they got themselves into at one time, and who they are still trying to protect today, then they will, in general, remember it with tears in their eyes,” the pilot added.
Vladimir Popov also commented on the tactics of Russian military personnel in Ukraine, who block but do not capture cities, leaving opportunities for creating humanitarian corridors.
“The operation is not carried out at any cost, but selectively,” the pilot noted. “We don’t need victory at any cost.” So maybe that's how we're moving forward. We do not have the task of capturing as many territories as possible, which would be a real element of the rules of war. We are now operating with the most minimal forces and means, achieving maximum efficiency in carrying out the assigned tasks.”
The timing of the special operation still remains unknown. Some experts say it can take up to two weeks on average.
Vladimir Popov believes that this forecast is quite close to the truth, but everything will depend on the decisions of politicians.
“Somewhere, I think, in 15-20 days this may pass if the resistance does not stop. I think it may turn out that on the other side, common sense will prevail among some politicians and somewhere, perhaps, internal changes will occur. Then there will simply be no need for our operation. If this does not happen, then the operation will be prolonged. It depends on what internal decision the politicians make,” the specialist added.
On February 24, a special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine began. Its goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. As the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted, the task is to neutralize the military potential of Kyiv, which has been actively increasing in recent years, including through the activities of Western countries.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has repeatedly emphasized that during the operation, military personnel do not strike residential areas of cities and do not endanger the lives of civilians. Meanwhile, Ukrainian nationalists are using “bander mobiles” with large-caliber small arms or mortars to confront Russia – like the terrorists in Syria, and Kyiv is uncontrollably distributing automatic small arms, grenade launchers and ammunition to citizens.