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As the Ukrainian army regained its strategic center, Lyman, a pro- Putin commentator criticized Russia's military tactics. It may be increasingly difficult for some to believe what Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier this year, "Everything is going as planned." Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military said it was continuing to counterattack the Russian army and making progress. Ukrainian President Zelensky said on Monday (3rd) evening that some towns would be liberated in multiple areas, but no details were disclosed.
Another setback recently encountered by the Russian army is the loss of Lyman, a strategic logistics and railway hub in the Donetsk region close to Luhansk . Western media said that after "a hasty referendum", Russia claimed sovereignty over both regions, although neither region was completely under the control of Russia and separatists.
Battlefield correspondent Alexander Kots described in a report for Pravda (KP) how Ukrainian troops crossed the Oskil River, where they fought fiercely for weeks without much success until they concentrated their efforts to attack Liman. The Ukrainian army, including foreign mercenaries , exceeded the number of defenders. He wrote, “The risk of being surrounded and shameful captivity became too great, and the Russian Command decided to retreat,” but Kauts also praised the troops for their bravery and their dedication to their duties.
A militia in the People's Republic of Luhansk told him, "If necessary, we will stay there and wait for death, ." At the same time, a gunner said that he hoped that the mobilization would turn the situation around and move the situation in a direction that would benefit them. He told Alexander Coates, "We are waiting for our reserves ... We will provide them with food, clothes and necessary education."
In Russia, the voices supporting the war are looking for who should be responsible for this disaster. Putin's close ally Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov accused Alexander Rapin of Russian Army literal colonel Alexander Rapin, but he added that although Alexander Rapin was considered incompetent, he was protected by his senior friends. Kadrov wrote on Telegram: "If I were to my opinion, I would downgrade the level to private, deprive him of his medal, let him go to the front line with a machine gun, and wash away his shame with blood."
At the same time, Donetsk's former "Defense Minister" Igor Strelkov aimed at a higher position, and he posted a photo of Valery Gerasimov, chief of staff of the Russian Army, on Telegram. He sarcastically wrote that "this comrade should be honored for all the victories we have achieved in the current special military operation" - starting with the 'relegation' of Kiev , Sumi, Cherniev regions, continuing to 'successfully reorganized' from Balaclaya, Izom, Kupiansk and Vorshansk to the 'retreat' near Liman to a more convenient position'.
Strekov has been critical of the war efforts of the Kremlin . He believes that the Kremlin's investment in military operations is only half-hearted and calls for a full-scale war. Semyon Pegov is a war correspondent and blogger who runs the WarGonzo channel on Telegram and social media. He said that after losing Leman, he "lost a (his) heart", but he tried to be more constructive.
He told Telegram readers, "Obviously, given the modern reality, it is impossible to fight like it did 5 years, 10 years, 15 years or 20 years ago, and it's already obvious two weeks after the operation began. Generals must admit it honestly. There is a new generation of commanders. Cool, creative, there are many such people in the Russian army. They should be allowed to work.""
Former deputy commander of the Southern Russian Military Region Andrey Gurulyov tried to raise these systematic questions to pro-Kremlin journalist Sergey Mardan on a live broadcast. he said, "No matter how brave they fight, there is a basic military capability calculation that can show whether Liman can hold it." Our problem is to keep providing good reports, or you can call it constant lying. This system is not from bottom to top, but from top to bottom. ”
Foreign policy analyst Maxim Yusin said in a talk show on Russian state television station NTV that he doubted whether Russia could hold any other territory it claimed to own, given the fall of Liman, “I don’t remember the precedent in world history that we even have no control over the annexation of territory. ”
