Posted on Apr 11, 2022
Russia's Plan A in Ukraine failed. Here's what Plan B could look like
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Ukraine's military has fought so effectively that Russia has abandoned its Plan A, which envisioned a quick takeover of the capital Kyiv. Russia has now turned to Plan B, with troops focused on the eastern part of Ukraine.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday that "we have seen some early indications that the Russians are in fact trying to resupply and reinforce their efforts in the Donbas," the center of combat in eastern Ukraine. The fighting there is ongoing, though the Russians have not yet launched any major new operations.
So as the war enters a new phase, what does this mean for both sides?
Ukraine's military has fought so effectively that Russia has abandoned its Plan A, which envisioned a quick takeover of the capital Kyiv. Russia has now turned to Plan B, with troops focused on the eastern part of Ukraine.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday that "we have seen some early indications that the Russians are in fact trying to resupply and reinforce their efforts in the Donbas," the center of combat in eastern Ukraine. The fighting there is ongoing, though the Russians have not yet launched any major new operations.
So as the war enters a new phase, what does this mean for both sides?
Russia's Plan A in Ukraine failed. Here's what Plan B could look like
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The best laid plans require a new plan when the enemy doesn't act as expected. Putin must come away with something to stay in office and he knows it. He was sufficiently vague to claim about anything as a success. He may end up without a land bridge to Crimea and still claim success
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SMSgt Anil Heendeniya
The only way he'll leave office is via a coup. He corrupted Russia's voting system through years of machinations, and it's doubtful Russia's "election system" has any credibility. He'll get his votes; however, it may come to pass that there'll be enough anger on the part of Russian citizens and members inside the military that he'll be ousted via a coup and may possibly suffer a deserved fate at the hands of the military leadership.
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I'm guessing that Putin is not going to walk away and even if they settle for (and can get) an Eastern Ukraine takeover in the short term, that will just become a staging area for future war. In the meantime, China is patiently watching to see how far Western response will go.
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