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According to Tarmo Kundla, the head of the General Staff of Estonia, the initiat...

"For Putin's image": The Russian Federation wants to achieve at least minimal success in Ukraine - the General Staff of Estonia

According to Tarmo Kundla, the head of the General Staff of Estonia, the initiative is also important for the Russian Federation in order to slow down a successful Ukrainian counter -offensive. Now Russian troops seek to intensify their efforts and achieve certain results in Ukraine. This is done as part of the creation of a positive image for Vladimir Putin. This was stated by the Head of the Operational Department of the General Staff of Estonia Tarmo Kundla, reports ERR.

He reported that the Russian military continued the offensive with high intensity in the directions of Avdiivka-Marinka and Kupyansk-Lyman. Most likely, their main goal is to achieve any success that could be represented by the public as a victory. Kundla said that the Russians are now pursuing two goals. "First, the creation of a successful military image is important for Putin in connection with the upcoming presidential elections next year.

In order to slow down the Ukrainian counter -offensive, " - said the Head of the General Staff of the General Staff. According to his opinion, Ukraine intends to continue raid in the Kherson region, just as it happened in the previous weeks. "Some excerpts of information indicate that Russia has transferred additional units there, so it is likely that everything is developing according to Ukraine's plan," he added.