Russian Land Forces After 200 Days of War — Part I [ANALYSIS]

In the Ukrainian theatre of hostilities, the next phase of the conflict is coming to an end. The Armed Forces of Ukraine appear victorious. The offensive of the Ukrainians carried out on 2 operational directions apart led to Russia losing the initiative at the strategical level. The success of Ukrainian actions was made possible primarily by the weakness of the Russian forces, stretched on besides large a theatre of action. The Russian army, attacking from the beginning with besides tiny forces suffered dense losses during the course of operations, which were not replenished, especially in individual states. Since the beginning of the war, the Russians faced not only logistical problems or equipment malfunction, but above all with a shortage of soldiers.