luchtschip schreef op 26 maart 2022 12:47:
Russische Militaire Dienst heeft een briefing gegeven over de stand van zaken
Dit is dus hoe de Russen vertellen hoe volgens hen de oorlogssituatie in elkaar zit, op dit moment, wat het doel is en waarom en in welke fase van de strijd we zitten
Verslag over de briefing door Polina Ivanova, Correspondent @FT covering Russia and Ukraine. ;
foto van de briefing met kaart en posities op dit moment
pbs.twimg.com/media/FOtYiB-XIA8vHVs?f...Fase I
Firstly, the generals said Russia had always intended only to 'liberate' the Donbas, that was what it set out to do. It had two options: fight a war in the east, but allow Kyiv to replenish its forces, or start off by knocking out Ukrainian military capacities across the country.
Fase II
Over a month of war, Russia has knocked out most of Ukraine's military capacities, the generals claimed, so can now move on to next phase, which will only be focused on the east, which could involve heavy bombardment.
Nooit het plan geweest Kyiv of Kharkov te veroveren
Russia had never intended to capture Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities, the generals said - these are not setbacks in other words, it's all part of the plan.
And the plan was to distract Ukrainian forces while Russia/ Donetsk/ Luhansk made territorial gains in the east.
Numerous statements made about not targeting civilian infrastructure, avoiding civilian casualties.
Defence ministry briefing also shared a new official figure for the number of Russian soldiers killed, the second statement by Russian side during the course of this war. Said 1,351 were killed - figure is far below Ukrainian and international estimates.
twitter.com/polinaivanovva/status/150...Here's the full english text of the briefing per military's translation just now
eng.mil.ru/en/special_operation/news/...