On May 13, the incident of "Russian Defense Minister's replacement, Shoigu was replaced" quickly made headlines around the world, and all parties were hotly discussing Putin's intentions, especially the impact on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. But at this moment, two surprising pieces of news came from Russia and Wu.
For one, the Ukrainian army also changed its generals before the battle.
According to a reference news report on the 13th, Ukrainian army spokesman Nazar Voloshin announced that day that Ukraine had replaced the commander responsible for frontline operations in Kharkiv. However, Ukraine made the decision to change the commander on the 11th.
Obviously, Ukraine's change of generals was affected by changes in the frontline situation. Starting from the early morning of May 10, the Russian army launched a large-scale offensive in the Kharkiv area. The Russian army claimed that it had successfully broken through the Ukrainian army's defense line and captured multiple residential areas. html On the 213th, the Ukrainian Army General Staff admitted that the Russian army had indeed made progress and that Russia was achieving tactical victory.
Then, someone in the Ukrainian army must be responsible for the war situation in the Kharkiv area. Zaluzhny has retired. It is not difficult to understand that the Ukrainian high-level officials blame the frontline commanders of the Ukrainian army.
However, Ukraine still faces two problems.
1, will the sudden change of generals in the Ukrainian army help improve the situation on the front line? Is it possible to cause new chaos, or further damage the morale of the Ukrainian army on the front line? 2. What is the real goal of the Russian army? Does Russia plan to create a buffer zone of several kilometers in Kharkiv Oblast, or is it determined to capture Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city? Is a large-scale Russian offensive on Kharkov imminent?
At present, Russia and Ukraine are fighting fiercely around the city of Wovchansk, 5 kilometers away from the Russian-Ukrainian border. The Russian army has dispatched a lot of troops this time. As many as 5 battalions of Russian troops are advancing towards the city, attacking Ukraine. It is said that the situation on the front line is becoming increasingly tense.
Secondly, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued an unusual warning to the West.
According to reference news reports, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said on the 13th that Russia is ready if the West attempts to resolve the Ukraine crisis on the battlefield. Lavrov shouted to the West: If the West intends to solve the problem on the battlefield, then it will be solved on the battlefield.
The implication is that Russia seems to be ready for the West to join the war. If the West joins the war, it will see it on the Western battlefield. Lavrov’s remarks are like a warning to the West, but one cannot help but wonder whether this is also Russia really exposing itself?
Before this, Western countries had been advocating to send troops to Ukraine to fight Russia. Now, the situation in Kharkov has changed, and the Russian army has launched a large-scale offensive. The West seems to be quite nervous. Not long ago, the United States and Britain held paratrooper airdrops on the Russian border. The exercise can't help but make people wary of the possibility of the West joining the war.
Of course, the attitude shown by the United States is that it is unwilling to go to war with Russia directly and intends to avoid the outbreak of World War III. But once NATO soldiers officially participate in the war, will it really trigger a full-scale conflict between Russia and NATO? In any case, for Russia, it cannot unilaterally determine that the West will not end, and needs to prepare for the West's participation in the war.
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia has been quite restrained in its investment in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. It may not be because it is guarding against NATO. Now, Russia has appointed Belousov, an economic expert who is more proficient in "mobilizing the economy", as the Russian Minister of Defense. He is probably preparing for a new situation in the war.
