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Gerkin’s analysis suggests that recent battles are more for propaganda than genuine tactical gains. He cautioned against the overestimation of minor achievements, arguing these would merely serve to mask a more significant underlying defeat against Ukraine’s robust military structure.
“In fact, the rules and conditions of this war were simply imposed on us from the outside,” he lamented, underlining a critical flaw in the Russian approach to the conflict. His insistence that further extensive campaigns will lead to catastrophic consequences for Russian foreign policy sheds light on the internal crisis of the regime’s military strategy.