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Brian Berletic – Russia’s “Civil War” Evaporates as Ukraine’s Offensive Enters Week 4

 Sun 2:04 pm +01:00, 25 Jun 2023  
posted by danceaway
Update on the conflict in Ukraine for June 25, 2023:
– Ukraine’s offensive enters its 4th week with the line of contact relatively unchanged and having suffered immense losses;
– Western governments and commentators have been increasingly calling for more “wonder weapons” and even Western military intervention as prospects dim for Ukraine;
– The Wagner mutiny in Rostov, southern Russia was an ill-conceived gamble by Wagner’s figurehead Yevgeny Prigozhin;
– The crisis resolved itself within 24 hours with Prigozhin’s exile to Belarus and Wagner forces being fully integrated into the Russian military;
– Ukraine’s offensive potential persists, however, amid a war of attrition, territorial gains at the cost of men and machines brings Ukraine closer to defeat, not victory;
References:
Ukraine’s Offensive Wall Street Journal – A Wall of Steel’: Ukrainian Troops Face Hard Slog in Offensive’s First Days (June 10, 2023): https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-…
TASS – Ukrainian troops understand they don’t stand a chance against Russian forces — Putin (June 21, 2023): https://tass.com/politics/1636127
CNN – West to deliver 321 tanks to Ukraine, says diplomat (January 2023): https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/27/wo…
BBC – Ukraine war: Zelensky admits slow progress but says offensive is not a movie: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe…
CNN – Ukrainian pilots plead for F-16s as they battle Russian air superiority (June 21, 2023): https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/21/eu…
Politico – U.S.-trained Ukrainian pilot who died in combat had been eager to get back into the fight (June 15, 2023): https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06…
Wagner Incident
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – Russian Military Reportedly Fires On Wagner Forces On Road To Moscow As Armed Insurrection Spreads: https://www.rferl.org/a/wagner-prigoz…
TASS – Russia will defend itself from internal treachery, says Putin: https://tass.com/russia/1637627
The Atlantic – Russia Slides Into Civil War: https://www.theatlantic.com/internati…
Reuters – Rebel Russian mercenaries turn back short of Moscow ‘to avoid bloodshed’: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/…
Al Jazeera – China’s Xi makes first public appearance after ‘coup’ rumours (2022): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9…
CSCE – Decolonizing Russia: https://www.csce.gov/international-im…
Foreign Policy – The West Is Preparing for Russia’s Disintegration (April 2023):
Reportify Media – BREAKING LIVE : Russia Under Attack | Live Coverage Wagner: https://www.youtube.com/live/Tzlr6Wyi…

 

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