The Russian media space reacts to the weakening of Russian operations and the ability of Ukraine to seize the initiative with great concern.”
The Russian information space reacts “with great concern” to reports of a slowdown in Russian operations and a possible Ukrainian counter-offensive. This is stated in the summary of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) for Friday, March 24.
So, according to the Institute, in the Russian information space, there are more and more reports about the preparation of a possible Ukrainian counter-offensive.
In particular, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on March 24 that Russia is aware of the preparation of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and the General Staff of the aggressor country is preparing decisions and responses to it.
The analysts concluded that the so-called “big” Russian spring offensive appears to be “approaching the climax, and the Russian information space is responding to the slowdown in Russian operations and the possibility of Ukraine seizing the initiative there is significant anxiety.”
“Russia’s military command would need to move a large amount of forces to the front to prevent an escalation or launch new offensive operations, and it is unlikely that such forces exist in sufficient numbers to do both. ,” the institute’s review notes.
The Institute also reported that the owner of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on March 23 that he was aware of plans for a large-scale Ukrainian counter-offensive.
By the way, the previous Prigozhin was afraid of a counter-offensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in five directions and called on the Russian military leadership to maintain military forces.
Kyiv has two counteroffensive options – media
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Source: korrespondent
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