When Russian President Vladimir Putin shocked the world with an all-out invasion of Ukraine in February, he expected a quick victory that would bring military glory to Russia. Instead, 10 months later, Putin’s army is demoralized, with an estimated 100,000 Russian troops dead, injured, or deserted…
When Russian President Vladimir Putin shocked the world with an all-out invasion of Ukraine in February, he expected a quick victory that would bring military glory to Russia. Instead, 10 months later, Putin’s army is demoralized, with an estimated 100,000 Russian troops dead, injured, or deserted and Russia’s reputation as a military power in tatters. Putin failed to take Kyiv, and a defiant Ukraine projects that victory is on the horizon with the help of world allies.
Sanctions have been painful for Russia, but so far, the country has managed to weather the financial restrictions without a full economic collapse.Russia's inability to take Kyiv, as originally expected by Western observers, culminated in its withdrawal from the northern regions of Ukraine in April. This was a major embarrassment for Putin and the first sign that Ukraine had a chance at victory in the conflict after all.
The crushing defeat sent Russian nationalists, Putin's main power base, into a rage. Key allies such as Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov brought into question the competency of the Russian Ministry of Defense. One official even urged Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to kill himself out of shame. Putin appointed Gen. Sergey Surovikin as the head of all Russian forces in Ukraine in early October, resulting in a change in leadership and strategy that seemed to stabilize the front and reverse Russia's fortunes. However, the flip side of Surovikin's appointment was a series of military decisions that proved to be public relations nightmares.
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