I didn’t expect that the Russian army was so fast.
June 25th, the Russian army had just blocked Lisichansk from the south, but five days later, on June 30th, the Russian army had already controlled about 50% of the area in Lisichansk.
After two days , the Russian army completed the complete blockade of Lischichansk and entered the city center within 24 hours. Therefore, on July 2, the leader of the Russian Chechen Republic, Kadyrov, made a high-profile statement: Lischichansk will completely belong to Russia within a few days.
I have to say that compared with the previous battles in Mariupol and Severodonetsk, the progress of the Russian army in capturing Lisichansk can be described as "rapid".
As for the reasons, there are probably the following points.
First, The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has entered its 130th day. In the continuous exchange of fire with the Ukrainian army, the Russian army has developed more effective tactics , especially in urban street fighting.
In this regard, Kadyrov also admitted that the Russian army adopted "new city block assault tactics" in Lischichansk.
Second, the morale of the Ukrainian army was not as good as before , because the large-scale Ukrainian army that retreated from Severodonetsk eventually came to Lisichansk across the river. In this city, a considerable part of the Ukrainian army is defeated and remnant, and they lack the will and ability to resist.
Against this background, the Ukrainian army began to surrender to the Russian army more frequently. On June 29, it was reported that nearly one-third of the Ukrainian militants in the suburbs of Lischichansk surrendered and were captured. It can be seen that the Ukrainian army The morale of the army is weakened.
Third, Russian Defense Minister Shaoyigu was suspected of entering Ukraine a few days ago to honor the Ukrainian and Russian troops and pay condolences. The Chief of General Staff of the Russian Army, Gerasimov, visited the front lines of the Russian Army's special military operations on July 2, which further boosted the morale of the Russian Army.
What's more, Lisichansk is the last city controlled by the Ukrainian army in the Luhansk region. The Russian army only needs to capture it to declare that the entire Luhansk is out of Kiev control - such a military achievement. , naturally causing the Russian army to scramble.
Fourth, the Russian army has been planning for this battle for a long time. Since announcing the goals of the second phase of the special military operation, the Russian army has planned to "make dumplings" in the Donbass area. Therefore, Lischichansk fell into the Russian army's "pincers" early on.
There is no doubt that such an arrangement can avoid fighting between the two armies to the greatest extent. As long as the Russian army can "tighten its pockets" , the blocked Ukrainian army will basically have no choice but to surrender.
Fifth, the successive convening of the G7 summit and the NATO summit have played a role in "accelerating" the war situation. After all, the United States and the West showed a strong "anti-Russian" stance at the two summits and announced a larger list of military aid to Ukraine, which forced Russia to adopt faster, tougher, and more powerful A means of deterrenting .
Especially the NATO summit characterized Russia as "the most significant and direct threat" in the newly issued strategic concept document. This not only angered Moscow, but also dispelled the illusions of some Russian people.
As Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko said, NATO is clearly announcing a confrontation with Russia in order to contain Russia in all aspects. This trend has also been confirmed by Finnish Foreign Minister Haavisto: A new " Iron Curtain " has emerged between Russia and Western countries.
In addition, Aka, a professor at the University of London, UK, also said: NATO has undergone a "qualitative change" under the promotion of the United States. is not only used by the United States to maintain hegemony, but also used to "kidnap" its European allies. , jointly implement the US Indo-Pacific strategy.
There are various signs that the United States and the West are behind the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and the culprits that continue to incite the conflict are still the United States and the West. G7 and NATO have become the "tools" and "thugs" of the United States..
Because of this, on July 1, local time, US Republican Congressman Green publicly called: The United States should withdraw from NATO instead of providing billions of dollars of taxpayers' money to Ukraine, let alone Should risk " nuclear war ".
It must be pointed out that Green's appeal is actually well-founded and is not an objection for the sake of opposition.
As a result, the United States is currently in the midst of an inflation crisis. Energy prices rose by 35.8% in May, and food prices rose by 11%. As a result, the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) in May rose by 6.3% compared with the same period last year.
The surge in international energy prices was precisely because the United States incited the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and then launched energy sanctions against Russia, which led to the crisis. Therefore, the Biden administration is "sending money" to Ukraine while at the same time having to bear the anger of the people for "losing money". Isn't it asking for trouble?
Secondly, the billions of dollars in U.S. aid to Ukraine are U.S. taxpayers’ money, but has Kiev made good use of it?
Not long ago, the Ukrainian army was exposed to scandals such as "purchasing inferior body armor " and " missiles being used to exchange military cans " from the Russian army. This shows that the Ukrainian army and even the entire Zelens The internal management and corruption problems of the base government are serious.
Recently, the trend of public opinion in the United States is changing , such as The U.S. Federal Supreme Court announced the overturning of the "Roe v. Wade" precedent, resulting in millions of American women losing their constitutional right to abortion. , the essence of this matter is the struggle between American conservatives and liberals .
The US Republican Party, which represents the interests of conservatives, is currently criticizing the Biden administration's policy on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The "donkey and elephant parties" are bound to launch a series of debates on this before the US Congress midterm elections.
It should also be noted that the United States has actually always had a tradition of "isolationism" , and Trump, the representative figure of the Republican Party , is popular precisely because he pays more attention to the United States.
On the contrary, the Biden administration's instruction and influence on NATO is dragging the United States into the "whirlpool" of war risks with Russia. The American people are absolutely unwilling to experience a new war.
In short, the situation between Russia and Ukraine has become so corrupt that the United States must bear at least most of the blame. Therefore, Washington should stop inciting the situation, create a good environment for Russia-Ukraine negotiations, and think more about innocent people instead of just maintaining hegemony.
