Ukraine War: Ukraine Forces Have Some 'Success' Near Kyiv as Russian Forces are Pushed Back
Ukrainian forces claim to have had some successful counter attacks in the battle to hold Kyiv, according to security and defence expert Michael Clarke.
The Russian military has said it will 'drastically' cut back operations near the Ukrainian capital amid claims Putin's forces have been 'pushed away'.
Military vehicles can't be kept in combat conditions indefinitely - there are thousands of Russian tanks and personal carriers in Ukraine that are in need of maintenance and repair otherwise they'll be unserviceable and that is a more likely reason for their attempts to disengage. It's an opportunity for Ukraine to inflict more attrition.
Remember Russia deployed about 150-190 thousand troops, while just in one region, Ukraine has 50k troops to answer. People significantly underestimate the total man power that Ukraine has.
in the meanwhile the Russian spin on their failure and to create a cover story of their forced withdrawal . Deputy defence minister Alexander Fomin said: 'Due to the fact that negotiations over an agreement on Ukraine's neutrality and non-nuclear status and security guarantees (for Ukraine) are moving into a practical stage, and taking into consideration the principles discussed during today's meeting, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has taken the decision to drastically reduce combat operations in the Kyiv and Chernihiv areas in order to boost mutual trust and create the necessary conditions for further negotiations and for the signing of the aforementioned agreement.' ....lol
