Posted on 10/09/2024 7:32:22 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russia's weak response to Ukraine's assault into Russian territory is partly due to a persistent flaw in Russian President Vladimir Putin's leadership, a warfare expert told Business Insider.
Ukraine launched a surprise attack on Russia's Kursk region in early August and, by late September, said it controlled more than 500 square miles. Russia has not taken any significant swathe of territory back.
Michael Bohnert, an analyst at RAND Corporation, told BI that with the way Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded, not even appointing a general to take charge of what is clearly a military situation rather than a domestic security matter, "there is, I think, an element of he doesn't want to make anything where any general could claim credit for being the victor."
Russia's response to Ukraine's attack has not been highly effective. Ukrainian troops said they were first able to cross into Kursk easily, and they then made rapid progress.
And while Ukraine's progress has dramatically slowed as Russia has stiffened its resistance, Russia has only been able to take back some villages.
Russia's response to Ukraine's attack on Russian soil was decidedly slow. Putin initially froze as he has in other crises, but Moscow eventually put the FSB — Russia's primary security and intelligence agency — in charge, leading a host of other groups.
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“Michael Bohnert, an analyst at RAND Corporation, told BI that with the way Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded, not even appointing a general to take charge of what is clearly a military situation rather than a domestic security matter, “there is, I think, an element of he doesn’t want to make anything where any general could claim credit for being the victor.”
Putin has positioned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “Special Operation”, not a declared war. Perhaps his use of FSB is part of characterizing the Kursk incursion as an internal security matter, as if the Ukrainians are just on a crime spree requiring a “Police Action”.
Donbas in 3 days!
Strategically I think it is a stupid move to invade Russian territory. They are supposed to be defending themselves. I think also that they are in Russia to make justification for using our missiles to attack targets inside of Russia. Being in Russia makes it more likely. I wonder how many of our expensive battle tanks are in Russia right now and how quickly they can get them back out. Maybe they will lose a few and Russia and China will take them apart and learn any secrets they might contain.
Wrong!
I’m on the ping list.
Prove that I’m a Russian Terror Supporter!
Constantly making up lies about patriotic MAGA FReepers, is all you pathetic little zeepers have.
Good God, your OP zeeper poster boi, is a complete retard, who posts about Putins many, many cancer deaths and the cost of eggs in Russia.😅😅😅
Like saying the war will end October 1st?
Here we go again. Putin is both the greatest threat to humanity AND weak.🙄🙄🤡🤡
Ukie Solders retreat? Say it ain’t so.
LOL.
The GlobalHomo is putting on a show for Pootie Poo.
There was a lot of bad intelligence leading to the war. Also, the MIC didn’t really want to explore the truth. If Russia turned out to be a paper tiger, we wouldn’t be spending too much on our military. Just on our navy and some nukes. We’ll be able to cut our military by 50%.
Our navy had best been paying attention...
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