Russian ground progress in eastern Ukraine looks small at first glance – only 1.2 square kilometers Average an average near the city of Kupansk. Or, as the Institute for the Study of War notes, he has obtained a total of 454 square kilometers from January 2024, when Moscow first attempted to cover the strategic city near Russia’s border.
Meanwhile, in the south, the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion has managed to move only 17 kilometers. Lemon From January 2025. But Satan is in details.
For example, for the purpose of managing the salants Kupiansk And Liman, six other Russian sailants are slowly coming together, as mutually supportive operations that expand from Donbas in the Russian-Quasian eastern Ukraine.
The speed remains slow – the daily advantage of Putin is traveled with shoes, not tires. Nevertheless, now there is a new objective behind them. If you zoom each of these salments along the north-south axis in eastern Ukraine, you can see how they are supporting each other.
They are also reflected for changes in Russian strategy. Moscow is known as the “Fort Belt” of Donnetsk Oblast, escaping a direct attack on it. Instead he is committed to the institute that the institute “operates multi-year to cover the southern half of the fort belt”.
In non-monetary terms, Putin’s battlefield theory crystal is clear. Putin is not ready to enter a ceasefire because he is still convinced that he can underline Washington and Brussels and Get all the victory of UkraineIn Russian War, 1,034,460 casualties Only the cost of doing business is.
Spotlight has been trained on Ukrainian cities on Russian ballistic missiles and drone strikes, but the ground war – the close fight – continues with slight risk from the mainstream media. “Flying under the radar” is a suitable military term – and the bad result is what we normally describe as “boiling the frog”.
If the red tide of Putin is left uncontrollably, over time these marginal regional advances risk gaining exponential speed. If viewed through this narrow prism, they are very high in a land-culture red tide It is slowly spreading and bringing total death and destruction to all of the eastern Ukraine.
As it is, Ukraine – especially Eastern Ukraine – is already Most mining country In the world and from 2023. Now, out of necessity, Kiev is with Finland, Poland and Baltic states Withdrawn From Otawa conventionLandmarks ban the use of mines of anti-workers on the 1997 agreement.
Beyond Ukraine, Putin’s red tide is threatening to spread throughout Europe – and of course, it has already spread globally through Putin. widespread use Of paramilitary forces in Sahel in Sub-Sahara Africa.
The results are always the same: Topped Democracy, The loot National Resources of Ukraine and other countries (especially their rare earth mineral reserves), widespread destruction and flat cities – Bakhmut And Evdiva At the beginning of the war and now Pokrovsk and other small Ukrainian cities and settlements.
Team Trump’s decision to resume defensive hand sales in Ukraine comes at a significant time. Yes, for now, most of the media focus is focused on both Russian and Ukrainian aerial attacks.
Nevertheless, while Ukraine’s deep fight has been against legitimate military goals including June. Operating spiderweb – Ukrainian drone attacked brilliantly and attacked dozens of Russian bombers in Russia and destroyed – Putin deliberately targeted Ukrainian citizens.
Even First Lady Melania Trump has taken notice. As Trump acceptedHis wife told him that every time the President has a “right call” with Putin, the Russian dictator ends the call by bombing another Ukrainian city.
The war is won with shoes on the ground – by occupying the area. Aerial bombings only determine the conditions for winning that fight. The war in Ukraine will be won or lost in a 600 mile frontline in eastern Ukraine. Defense weapons can help, but they will not win war.
As We have warnedAs long as the President of Ukrainian Volodimir Zelancesi and his generals have more artillery rounds and sufficient aggressive weapons, as long as they can enter Eastern Ukraine, as well as they will not stop fighting the weapons that will stop fighting the weapons to defeat the weapons to kill the weapons.
Nor will it be enough to remove Russian advances that are gradually eating at the value of many rare earth minerals of Trump that are dealing with Ukraine. It is estimated that Ukraine’s 50 percent of $ 11.5 trillion is located in the rare earth mineral Eastern Ukraine – and most of it has already been occupied by Russia.
Ukraine perfectly understands that its independent future depends on aligning with team Trump, and that its rare earth mineral deal should now reduce that relationship after and after the era of war.
Zelanceci nomination Yulia Saveridenco As the new Prime Minister of Ukraine is a proof of that understanding. Svyrydenko had an important contributor to finalizing the rare earth mineral deal signed by Trump and Zelancesi.
One of the first acts of svyrydenko will be to remind Tram that Putin in June Seized a valuable lithium mine In Donetsk. It was very small – just 100 acres – but its lithium reserve is huge, and by June it was part of Trump’s deal.
Remember of zelansky In the US of Ukraine’s Ambassador Oksana Markarova, yet another step in the right direction. Markarova has long been criticized by Republican on Capital Hill after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
Currently, Putin is winning the race for the title Don of the DonbasTo end the conflict, team Trump must return Putin’s red tide in Ukraine.
Mark tothWrite on national security and foreign policy. Colonel (Rit.)Jonathan SweetHe served 30 years as an army intelligence officer.
