Joseph Henrotin is editor-in-chief of the journal
Defense and International Security
and research fellow at the Center for Analysis and Forecasting of International Risks.
He is notably the author of a
Precis of military strategy
(ISC, 2018).
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LE FIGARO. - What method did the Russian army apply during these first days of invasion?
Joseph HENROTIN. -
The Russian army is carrying out a three-phase operation.
The first was to target air bases, Ukrainian air defenses, ports and command posts.
It took place on the first day and the beginning of the second and aims to create what the Russians call "Oudar": a shock on the opposing defense system to paralyze it.
The aim of the game is to try to reduce the Ukrainians' freedom of action as much as possible.
It is difficult, for the time being, to take stock of this phase.
We have seen that a few ammunition depots have been affected, that ports and airfields have been severely…
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