German Defense Minister Rambrecht
Just as Russian President Putin met with pro-Russian leaders from Donetsk, Lugansk , Khlsson , Zaporoze , and Zaporoze , officially announced the embezzlement of these four states and took the lead in shouting "Ula" in his speech at Red Square , his expeditionary regiment was trapped in the heavy siege of the Ukrainian army, facing the threat of death.
In the past nearly a month, the troops of both sides have carried out fierce offensive and defensive battles around Lehman, a strategic center in eastern Ukraine. By the 30th, Ukraine completed its encirclement.
Although the Russian army guarding the city was no longer supported, they were not allowed to evacuate until the last moment because the Supreme Commander issued a death order.
Russian Ministry of Defense described the evacuation in one sentence:
"Due to the threat of being surrounded, the Russian army and Donbassian armed forces have withdrawn from Lehman to a more favorable line of defense."
This time, the Russian side finally became modest and did not use rhetoric such as "good intention" evacuation again. But it still shyly covered up something.
First of all, it is not a "threat" to be surrounded. When the Kremlin ordered (the actual command of the Russian army has been personally controlled by the Supreme Commander since the Ukrainian Liberation War) the soldiers retreated, the whole city was surrounded, and the Ukrainian side left only a gap.
Secondly, the so-called "evacuation to a more favorable line of defense" is so superb that it can pursue President Putin.
The real situation is that the Ukrainian army deliberately designed a "death escape route" for the Russian army defending the city. During the evacuation process, the Russian army that fled in a hurry were mostly annihilated by the Ukrainian army who were ambushed in advance. In addition, those who submitted a surrender application to the Ukrainian side in advance, only a few scattered troops actually broke out of the encirclement.
The decisive battle started in the early morning of October 1, when Putin, his important officials and Ukrainian pro-Russian leaders were probably drunk and fell asleep.
The Battle of Lehman was of great significance in the entire Russian-Ukrainian war.
First, the time node for the Ukrainian army to conquer Kleiman is very critical and important.
A day ago, the Kremlin just announced that it had annexed the Donetsk Oblast, Lugansk Oblast, , Khlsong Oblast, and Zaporoje Oblast, , and hastily completed its scheduled script "performance".
The Ukrainian hub town of Lehman was lost so quickly and miserably, like a wake-up call, which will have a great shocking effect on the Kremlin, the Moscow Center for Power and the Russian leadership. If the blockade can be broken and spread among the Russian people and the army, it will further attack the Russian side's tendency to disintegrate the people and military spirit, and aggravate its momentum of defeat.
Second, the geographical location and strategic value of Leman conquered by the Ukrainian army are very critical and important.
Compared with Ijium, Kharkov Prefecture, Leman lives in the North Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. It is a key link to break through the Russian defense line in eastern Ukraine, conquering and recapturing the Donbas , which Russia has long operated and pro-Russian armed forces, and establishing an overwhelming advantage over Russia throughout the war. As a transportation and transportation hub, recapturing Leman will help consolidate the Ukrainian victory in Kharkov Prefecture, cut off the important passage for the Russian army to supply Khlsong's garrison to the south, especially opening an important gap in the Donbas region, and it is also an important defense line to form a new resistance to Russia - preventing the Russian side from implementing the instructions of the Supreme Command to continue to invade the remaining 40% of the Donetsk Prefecture. It can be said that the strategic value is very important.
Third, the Ukrainian army conquered the strategic location of Donetsk Prefecture, which Russia just claimed to be its territory, and will directly challenge Putin's declaration of "using all available means" to defend his so-called "territory", to test whether he really dared to take the blame for the world and use unconventional military means to deal with the Ukrainian army.
From the time node, the Ukrainian army consciously chose to launch a general attack on Manchester City after Russia publicly completed its annexation of Ukrainian territory, including Donetsk Oblast, to tease Putin, who has always played the role of "strongman" in front of the world.
In a word, is it a hero or a bear? Pull it out and go.
U.S. Secretary of State BlinkenAfter meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie on Friday, Washington time, said that so far, the United States has not seen them (referring to Russia) take such actions (referring to considering the use of nuclear weapons ).
At the same time, Putin abnormally stated as announcing the four Ukrainian states that he did not issue a new nuclear warning to Ukraine.
This statement is obviously inconsistent with the previous words of himself and his close assistant and Vice Chairman of the Federal Security Conference Medvedev .
Does this mean that the Kremlin owner regretted his "bold words"? Judging from the Russian side's often contradictory statements to external statements, it cannot explain any substantial changes. Putin may think that at the moment of his new statement, he needs stronger strategicity.
In other words, "using all available means" is always placed in his choice disk. But he may have to consider when and how to use it.
Ukraine liberates the Donbass region and the entire territory occupied by the Russian army. The Battle of Lehman is an important node and also constitutes a direct "challenge" to Putin who implied (and Medvedev explicitly) using nuclear weapons. Whether or not you dare to use nuclear weapons has become the next key observation point for the development of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Lehmann Battle once again proves that the Russian army cannot win Ukraine through conventional wars. As Russia openly embezzles the four states in eastern and southern Ukraine and sends out nuclear war signals, the global anti-Russian alliance against Russia continues to strengthen sanctions, restrictions and isolation operations against Russia, Moscow's neck is getting tighter and tighter. As the Russian threat escalates, the assistance and support of all parties to Ukraine continues to increase, and provide more offensive advanced weapons. They will further weaken the Russian army's war capabilities and ability to fight protracted battlefields, and weaken its ability to win through conventional wars.
The United States announced a new aid of up to $12.35 billion, and the new lease bill officially came into effect on October 1, greatly simplifying the process for the United States to provide military aid and other necessary resources to Ukraine. German Defense Minister Rambrecht visited Ukraine on the day the Ukrainian army captured Kleiman, and promised Ukrainian Defense Minister Leznikov in the southern city of Odessa that he would provide Ukraine with a very modern IRIS-T air defense system in the next few days to help with the Russian drone attack.
IRIS-T air defense system has omnidirectional attack capabilities and is one of the most advanced weapon systems in the world, with a cost of up to 150 million euros per set, and has not even been equipped with the German armed forces.
Germany's change of attitude is a symbolic gesture of the Kremlin's threat of nuclear war. The global alliance to Ukraine's anti-Russia anti-Russia was not only not intimidated, but was more firm and united. The Scholz government has been shaking to the extent of support for Kiev, but his defense minister went deep into the front line of Ukraine and strengthened coordination among allies to encourage those who are relaxed because of fear of Russia's nuclear attack.
In response to the threat from the Kremlin, US President Biden also directly warned Putin: "The United States is fully prepared to work with NATO allies to defend every inch of NATO territory. Mr. Putin, don't misjudgment my meaning, every inch of territory."
Biden believes that Putin's new decision is just to bluff, but instead highlights his "struggle".
As Ukrainian side was not scared by its threat, continued to advance the war of liberation, and the West gave a firm response at the first time, Putin was eager to annex Ukrainian territory and carry out the nuclear threat to , which is becoming a "suicide policy", forcing himself to a greater desperate situation, and the deeper the struggle, the less room for maneuver.He faced an extremely difficult choice: Should
use nuclear weapons to stop Ukraine's liberation war against its four states and Crimean Peninsula , and use nuclear weapons as a deterrent to expand the war to NATO countries, or should he silently swallow his promises and watch the Ukrainian territory he seized bit by bit, until it is all, and then be forced to sign his name on a paper agreement thrown by Zelensky?
The former Russia has no hope of winning. Its greatest "success" may be "both burned", and this may not be possible, because according to Washington's intention, it has joined hands with its allies to make all the complete preparations.
For the latter, it is precisely because of the despair of conventional wars to defeat Ukraine that Putin was eager to complete the legal process of annexing the four Ukrainian states and turn it into his own territory in order to use nuclear weapons to "defend". If conventional wars continue, there is only a future of losing.
looks the only difference lies in whether it is a hurry to lose in the nuclear war, even leading to large-scale sacrifice, or is it slowly heading for failure in conventional wars.
The noteworthy trend is that the situation that is emerging in Zaporo thermonuclear power plant , which is controlled by the Russian army, may imply some plans in Moscow.
The head of the Zaporo thermonuclear power plant, Murashov, was detained by a Russian patrol on his way from his office to Anhede town at around 4 pm on Friday, with an unknown whereabouts. The situation of
conveys a potential signal: Moscow will not launch strategic or tactical nuclear weapon for the time being to touch the "red line" set by Washington, leading to devastating events, but may take action in the "gray zone", including "accidents" at the Zaporo Heat Nuclear Power Plant manufacturing site, in order to achieve the effect of intimidation and deterrence, and avoid immediate nuclear strikes from the United States and NATO.
