Iran is the latest shock in a world in continuous shock. But no one forgets that, for four years, a still unsolved front continues to devastate Ukraine. , the war has been entrenched for a long time, although with recent movements that seem to propose a change in the development of the conflict.
Ukraine and Russia fight not only to win the war started by Putin, but for imposing their demands in the face of an agreement of peace that now seems further away than it did months ago. Although, as then, everything can change in a matter of days.
Russia, which aspired to take control of the entire country, from Putin’s maximalist plans. But even this more localized goal is not within reach.
In recent weeks, the Ukrainian Army is regaining ground. So, conflict analyst at the Institute for the Study of War.
“It should be noted that, in February, the Ukrainians liberated more territory in the area of operations that the Russians took over,” says the expert from the think tank based in Washington (USA).
For Barros it is, in a certain way, a paradigm shift in warbecause “the last time we saw Ukrainian forces advance more ground than Russian forces conquered was in 2023.” That was three years ago, so he does not hesitate to point out that “this is new.”
In the analyst’s opinion, it is not a linear or stable advance, but rather it is combined with other advance movements by Russia at alternate points. Yet, kyiv seems to regain the strength already demonstrated in its first resistance in February and March and later in its so-called counteroffensive in the summer of 2022, in which .
“It’s not accidental. It is not circumstantial. There are reasons for this,” says Barros in his testimony to Business Insiderwhere he defends the technological progress and in the defense industry by kyiv.
