Russia's supremacy in Ukraine "inadequate" - US experts see flaws in Putin's plan

Created: 2022-06-20 09:36

By: Bedrettin Bölükbasi

In the Ukraine war, Putin's troops primarily relied on artillery.

According to experts, their strength is "insufficient" for taking Sievjerodonetsk.

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• Siegerodonetsk battle

  : According to experts, Russia lacks sufficient artillery strength.

• Russia is impeding its own success

  : calling the invasion a “special operation” causes problems.

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Moscow/Munich - In the Ukraine conflict, fighting between the troops of Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainian military for control of the Luhansk city of Sievjerodonetsk in the Donbass is escalating.

Artillery is mainly used on both sides.

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However, according to military experts, Russia's artillery superiority is not enough to capture the administrative center of Sieverodonetsk.

In addition, the experts see a crucial mistake on the part of Moscow, which prevents it from attacking Ukraine more vigorously.

Ukraine War News: Battle for Sievjerodonetsk - Putin's artillery strength probably "insufficient" for capture

"Russia's concentrated artillery capability, coupled with arguably weakened infantry units, remains insufficient to make Russian advances in Sieverodonetsk," read the latest analysis by the US think tank Institute for the Study of the War (ISW) on Sunday evening.

Russian troops continued to fight for control of Sieverodonetsk but made little progress on Sunday.

According to the experts, Russia is likely to continue trying to encircle the former city and to cut off supplies for the remaining Ukrainian forces, who are largely holed up in the Azot chemical plant.

However, there is currently little progress on this project.

In addition, Moscow is preparing an offensive on Sloviansk.

The Sloviansk-Kramatorsk area is considered the center of the Ukrainian defense forces in the Donbass region.

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According to the ISW, Moscow is also hindering the success of its invasion by continuing to speak of a "special military operation" instead of a war.

This prevents Russia from mobilizing to generate more forces.

In addition, the Kremlin lacks the legal means to punish soldiers who refuse to be deployed.

In making this assessment, the ISW also refers to the British Ministry of Defence.

The US think tank also spoke of successful Ukrainian counterattacks in the Zaporizhia region.

Because of Ukraine's successes, Russia was forced to "send reinforcements to this weakened sector of the front line."