I wrote a long time ago that reading Russian war correspondents has become very interesting. They practically sing praises to the Armed Forces of Ukraine: “The Ukrainians dominate the lower sky,” “the objectives of the SVO are impossible to achieve,” “we need to stop at what we have.”
Lately, the whining of Russian war correspondents has reached such heights that they began to surpass our patriotic bloggers. And a relevant question arises—what is happening?
It’s a strange thing. While the ruler of all Moscow declares that the war will last a couple more years, Russian war correspondents argue that Russia no longer has resources to continue the war and that Moscow must stop.
Moreover, it has come to the point where the Russian blogger Ilya Remeslo told the blunt truth about the state of affairs in Russia and personally about the ruler—and ended up in a mental hospital.
What ultimately triggered me was an interview with the traitor and war correspondent Anna Dolgareva, the same one who stole a raccoon from the Kherson Zoo. She must understand, she won’t be able to hide, Ukrainians will never forgive her for the raccoon.
The relevant question—what is happening? In a country where people are imprisoned for a post on the internet, and where the government says it plans to continue fighting for several more years, this seems at least strange.
Especially since the war correspondents are telling… the truth.
The commander of the SBS, Major Brovdi (Madyar), has reported several times that the enemy is suffering more losses on the front than mobilizing people. And this is noticeable in the front-line situation. The enemy had supposedly started a “spring offensive” several weeks ago, but in reality, it has made almost no progress anywhere.
In February, according to OSINT data, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated more territory than they lost. The enemy’s attempt to advance was thwarted by the defense of the 3rd Corps.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have started to massively use medium-range strikes and are demolishing the enemy’s front-line infrastructure. The enemy already complains of suffering enormous losses not at the front line, but on the way to it.
Meanwhile, the enemy has completely lost its positions inside Kupiansk. Russian war correspondents overwhelmingly lamented the occupiers who were inside Kupiansk, waiting for help from their own but never received it. Adding to their “lament of Yaroslavna,” Lt. Col. Trehubov, the spokesperson for the communication department of the Joint Forces grouping, reported that isolated occupiers in Kupiansk are still trying to get on the air. They are still roaming around the ruins—they were simply forgotten and abandoned. As usual in Russia.
Gentlemen, I not only imagine but know the price at which these successes come to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I know how exhausted our defenders are and how many they have to work hard for. This is true. As true as the fact that the occupiers’ “spring offensive” is already being broken by Ukrainian defense.
Finally, what struck me the most. In the area of the village of Pokrovske in Dnipropetrovsk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an offensive in February and advanced by 5, and in some areas by 12 km. And they are still slowly advancing. According to Western analysts, Ukrainian soldiers managed to organize interaction between drone operators, equipment, and assault groups. This is practically a breakthrough in military art. Apparently, there is more to come.
At the same time, Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian refineries and defense enterprises in Russian rear. To protect the enterprises, Moscow was forced to weaken air defenses on the Estonian and Finnish borders… in the area of the Primorsk and Ust-Luga ports.
Yes, that’s why these ports were bombed for several consecutive days, and Moscow could do absolutely nothing about it! It is already reported that Russian exports have collapsed by 40%, and Moscow cannot take advantage of any increase in oil prices. And the Russian economy is already on its last legs.
The combination of all these factors suggests the thought—that the Russian authorities really want to end the war, but on their own terms. That is why war correspondents have been tasked with preparing the population for a future truce.
The Kremlin dreams of several more years of war because they live in a world of reports like “Kupiansk is ours.” War correspondents, however, know the truth and simply speak as it is, given the opportunity.
I see more and more signs that the Kremlin will propose reconciliation when everything in Russia starts to crumble and collapse.
By the way, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are working on this.
