Bloomberg writes about it. But a month after the operation, US and European officials are still wondering what is the ultimate goal of Kyiv about 1300 square meters. km of Russian territory, which is now occupied by the Armed Forces. Some union officials fear that Kiev may be forced to abandon this land for several months if Moscow makes a larger counter -counter.
According to the Director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington Seth Jones, there is no evidence that Ukrainian troops are building deep fortifications to protect their seized lands. "They are not really preparing for large -scale, long -term defense," he said, adding that Kiev may be counting on the possibility of rapid retreat, but leaves the opportunity to continue the offensive and seize more territory.
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