Vladimir Putin’s troops are “completely disorganized” and the 300,000 Russians recently conscripted to fight in Ukraine risk becoming “cannon fodder” for Russia, an expert judges.
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Foreign policy specialist at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM), Justin Massie, has indicated that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants revenge for the explosion at the Crimean Bridge – an infrastructure linking Russia to this annexed peninsula – a few days ago.
The missile strikes that killed and injured dozens in Ukraine on Monday, including in Kyiv, would be one way to achieve this.
“Vladimir Putin has suffered military defeats for several days and several weeks, he said in an interview with LCN. He wanted revenge for this attack on this strategically and symbolically very important bridge. […]. It is a tactical change on the part of Russia. They must react to Ukrainian forces taking territory. They are completely disorganized. They didn’t have enough troops to hold the front in the face of this convergence of Ukrainian strength which is explained by all the weapons provided by the United States and Europe during the summer.
“It’s really tragic, it’s punitive, added Justin Massie. We are targeting parks for children, residences, hospitals. It’s not related to military targets. We aim to punish and terrorize to limit the will of Ukrainians to continue to fight.
However, the effect is not likely to cause the desired effect, he said.
“On the other hand, we see that it is a total failure for the Russians, specified the professor of UQAM […]. It just brings the Ukrainians together to defend against the Russians.”
Despite the conscription of 300,000 men in Russia, Justin Massie pointed out that the army is struggling to bring them to the battlefield, to feed them properly and to equip them adequately with weapons.
“We send them to the front to compensate for the lack of military equipment by the quantity of troops. [Les soldats] will essentially become cannon fodder for the Russians.”