How desperate Putin has just three moves left against Ukraine... and is running out of time: War expert JUSTIN BRONK says Russian ruler is in a 'dangerous position' but his BIGGEST difficulty is 'selling his disastrous war as a victory to his own people'
Ukraine has to sustain the ability of its forces to continue fighting effectively and counterattacking to regain lost territory if it is to hold out against the Russians, military expert JUSTIN BRONK writes on MailOnline today.
President Volodymyr Zelensky's troops are mobilising new Ukrainian forces in the west with modern weapons provided by Western countries and these could be sent to reinforce Odessa or Kyiv rapidly if needed.
Mr Bronk, a leading military expert in airpower and technology, added that Ukraine must sustain morale of its troops and citizens and ensure Western military and other assistance continues to flow into the country.
He added that Russian forces are in a 'dangerous position' which is likely to deteriorate in the coming weeks without a major pause in fighting – meaning that it is vital that the Ukrainians continue to battle hard.
In contrast, Mr Bronk said the Russians are likely to attempt three options – one of them being driving northwards from Melitopol towards Dnipro to meet with a thrust southward from Kharkiv at the same time.
The second is that the Russians will continue bombardments of Mariupol, Kharkiv and other smaller cities – while the third is that they will carry on attempting to encircle and bypass Mkyolaiv in the south.
He also said parts of Ukraine are 'now beyond Russia's capacity to influence or "regain" forever', adding: 'Putin now needs his forces to achieve something he can sell to his own people as a victory worth these huge costs.'
Here is the full analysis by Mr Bronk, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-10622533/Russia-Ukraine-happens-win.html
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