The Russian Federation seized "three Kiev": what for Ukraine and Russia means an occupation of more than 2800 square meters. km

Military expert, Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleg Zhdanov informed Focus that 2800 square meters. km is not so much. "Unfortunately, we choose some such comparative characteristics to shock the population. In fact, a large front line is on a scale, we have even three fronts, not one - in the southeast, northeast of Kharkiv region and in Kursk region. So if if Brothers in general, this is not so large figure, "Zhdanov explained.

However, this figure is still important for both Ukraine and Russia. In particular, it has a significant impact on society and army in moral and psychological terms. The same goes for the Russian Federation, the expert said. Expirer of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Romanenko told Focus that the Russian Federation seized more than 2800 square meters. Km of the territory is a large figure.

"Given that in Ukraine there is a rather powerful share of economic potential, enterprises of the military industry, as well as a large part of people-workers, not to say that there is an important and moral and psychological factor," Romanenko said. He noted that the enemy continues his offensive actions for more than one year, and the Ukrainian army cannot stop it. In particular, since 2014, the Russians have captured more than 20% of Ukraine.

The director of the network of new geopolitical research, Mikhail Samus, said in a conversation with focus that the military did not analyze the success of the operation by dividing the captured territories. "Military operations are conducted not to capture the territory, but to gain a tactical success, to achieve strategic success. The only thing I can say, the Russians failed to achieve at the expense of their operations in 2024 neither prompt or strategic success" , - he emphasized.

Zhdanov reported that recently Russian propaganda has changed its methodology. The enemy began to send one "desperation", which runs with a tricolor, stuck it into the ground. After that, the Russians take pictures of this and tell that they allegedly captured this part of the territory. According to Zhdanov, it is a psychological war. For Ukraine, a huge problem is that the territory is lost, while the enemy wins in numbers.

In addition, the Russians do not have the same thing as to regret personnel. "They do not count with losses, they indifferent how much they will put people, but they seize a square meter and put a stick with tricolor there. You know? That's the problem. So, for them, it is important to them (the scale of the captured territory - ed. ) And it is important to us, but for us it is negative, and unfortunately, it has positive consequences .

We need to refocus, not to focus on how much they have been the same, but on whether our goal is achieved at the current time. And it is that at least stop the advance of the enemy. And we do not achieve this, "the general explained. Instead, in order to stop the Russians, it is necessary to make military-political decisions to improve the situation to ensure defense forces. It is about changing in the management system, personnel issues, providing weapons, equipment, ammunition.