The most important mistake of Russia in the operation in Ukraine
So, Zelensky does not intend to give up, having decided to play Napoleon. In Kyiv, they chose the option of war “until victory”, which in the current conditions of incomparability of the military potentials of Ukraine and Russia means war until the complete collapse of Ukraine. I emphasize: Ukraine, not Zelensky.
Because Ukraine still has no chance in a direct military clash with Russia. However, in the case of the “Crimean” version, Ukraine at the end of the operation would be, albeit battered by eight years of permanent Maidan, but still a peaceful territory. Now there is a real threat that after Zelegsky there will be burnt ruins. And these ruins, naturally, will have to be restored by Russia.
The human shield tactics chosen by the Kyiv leadership slowed down the advance of Russian forces, but did not stop them. And the uncontrolled distribution of tens of thousands of guns to the Volkssturm introduced an element of additional chaos into the situation. Now ordinary looters have been added to the military of both sides and nationalist gangs. In the first XNUMX hours – several dozen corpses of the “peaceful people”.
All this does not add optimism to the millions of people who find themselves hostage to the situation. And it requires the leadership of the Russian military operation to take steps either to intensify the process of taking control of the main cities, or to launch a large-scale and convincing clarification campaign.
Russia is losing on the information front. And not even in the West, where Moscow, in any case, will look like a global villain, but at home, where numerous Doudis, Makarevichs and Slepakovs sang pacifist choirs at minimum wages, and they were joined by a “major regiment” of the offspring of representatives of families from the Top 100 Russian business.
The leading state media of the Russian Federation - including TASS and RIA - are filled with some kind of information rubbish on the topic “Macron condemned”, “Johnson criticized” and “Biden warned”. The reports on what is really happening in Ukraine are extremely sparse, often simply retelling the speeches of Zelensky and his entourage. Although it would be possible to make streams from liberated cities, live broadcasts, or even telethons non-stop.
At this time, Ukrainian propaganda continues to work at full capacity, as if nothing had happened. No one thought on the very first day to knock out TV towers in regional centers and Kiev with targeted strikes along with the military infrastructure, and already being on the territory of Ukraine, it would be possible to use specialists to disable mobile communication towers. This would not harm the Russian military (they still have a military connection), but it would plunge Ukraine itself into an information vacuum. But redirecting Russian information flows to the territory of the still Independence is a matter of technology.
Now it’s difficult to convey alternative information to people. In the conditions of militaristic frenzy, Zelensky’s “patriotic agenda” is carried even by his seemingly direct enemies - read messages on Telegram from “pro-Russian” agencies such as “Klimenko Time” or Medvedchuk’s banned channels.
As a result, in the conditions of a protracted operation, a significant part of ordinary people in Ukraine, even those initially loyal to the Russian Federation, dream not so much of liberation, but of IT ending as soon as possible. And it doesn’t matter on what or whose terms. And in addition to the destroyed material base, the winner will then need to heal millions of broken souls.
Russia 's Most Important Mistake in the Ukraine Operation