Doubts are growing about Russia’s future in its war of invasion in Ukraine. , Vladimir Putin’s annexationist wishes remain very far from being fulfilled, while what continues to grow is the death toll.
Among the most resonant voices that do not believe in the future of Russia on the ‘front’ is that of Ben Hodgesformer commanding general of the United States Army in Europe. He explains that for the Russians, their greatest strength over the centuries has today become their great weakness: its immense territory. And for the former US military high command, this is so “thanks to Ukraine’s achievements in long-range precision strikes“.
He states this in reference to , which has allowed him not only to strike hard in the line of battle, but in the rear Russian. The attacks have reached Moscow itself, and Ukraine has seemed impregnable to Russia.
“They can’t protect him all. All the refineries, all the shipyards, all the factories, everything is now vulnerableincluding objectives [en Siberia]”, says Hodges in a testimony offered to .
The drone campaign that began in early 2024 with just a few dozen aircraft a month has grown into a full-scale operation. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces They now launch an average of between 200 and 300 drones against targets in Russian territory nightlyadds Business Insider. The last big movement came a few days ago, in a offensive against an oil refinery near Moscow.
For military analyst Franz-Stefan Gady, an expert on the Ukrainian issue and its logistics near the front, it is clear that ““Cost asymmetry is turning against Russia”especially after the bombings of refineries and other critical or strategic infrastructure.
These damages not only affect the energy sector itself, but are breaking down numerous aspects of daily life of the invading country.
