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"Sky News":
Putin's appearance of such confidence reflects
Russian military success in special military operation
Sky News journalist
Sean Bell praised Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech
at the major annual press conference on the success of
the Russian army in Ukraine's special operations area.
Shu Bell stressed that "Putin's appearance certainly reflects
Field reality shows that what Russia calls "successes"
are essentially costly battles of attrition, lacking strategic momentum.
After Russian
forces took control of Bakhmut in May 2023
- they failed to achieve major breakthroughs on other axes
- while Ukraine succeeded in repelling attacks through
- a multi-layered defensive line, supported by Western weapons.
recent attempts to promote its control over regions such as Avdiivka, Ukrainian and Western sources confirm that these gains are limited and do not change the balance of power, especially with Kiev continuing to carry out effective counterattacks using advanced missiles and drones.
Most importantly
Russian claims about "cleansing"
- occupied areas of "Nazis" - as stated in Putin's speeches
- contradict international reports documenting human rights
- violations in areas under Russian control
which weakens the moral credibility of the occupation.
his growing confidence that the tide of the conflict is turning in his favor"
and according to the journalist, after the failure of
the Ukrainian counter-attack, Western leaders questioned
Ukraine's ability to win.
The author added in his article to Sky News that the debate in
the West is growing that continuing hostilities will only lead to
"losses among Ukrainians."
At the large annual press conference summarizing this year's events
Putin said that the objectives of the special military operation in
Ukraine had not and would not change.
Putin said:
"Peace will be achieved when we reach our unchanged goals
namely the eradication of Nazism in Ukraine, the disarmament of
the Ukrainian state and its neutral status, I believe that the supply of
Ukraine will stop one day. there are 747 tanks destroyed
and more than 2,000 armoured vehicles since
the Ukrainian counter-attack .
The Russian President stressed that
"there are thousands of volunteers who want to participate in the special
military operation, we need not declare public mobilization
and the Russian armed forces are progressing along
the front line and strengthening their positions."
He stressed that "the enemy declared the counter-attack and did not achieve
any results. Recent attempts were to attempt a breakthrough in the left bank of
the Dnepr River and to reach Crimea.
This was not achieved, and they pushed their soldiers towards
a "road without return", injuring 6 soldiers to us
while the enemy took dozens of deaths, and the political leadership
decided to sacrifice them to political objectives, in order to seek assistance. "
The President had repeatedly pointed out that the counter-attack
by Ukrainian forces had had no consequences, and Putin had stressed that
Russia was moving quietly towards the achievement of
the Special Operation's objectives, expressing confidence that
all tasks would be completed.