Ukrainian Minister: “Our Position on the Battlefield is Stronger”
“Our position on the battlefield is stronger”. The words of the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs in an interview with several media outlets on Wednesday, April 22, take on their full meaning. Indeed, for the first time since September 2023, the Russian army has hardly made any territorial gains in Ukraine in March, according to data from the American Institute for the Study of War analyzed by AFP. “We have minimized the Russian advantage in personnel through the use of drones”, explained the Ukrainian foreign minister.
According to Andriy Sybiga, Ukrainian forces manage to “close the sky” with their air defense and can shoot down up to 90% of Russian drones and missiles</strong aimed at Ukrainian cities. The opening of private companies (energy companies, logistics groups, or security companies) so they can equip themselves with interceptors and heavy machine guns also eases the burden on the army.
Russian Troops No Longer Have Access to the Internet
If Russian forces no longer advance territorially, they are even retreating in some places. At the beginning of April, Kiev claimed the capture of 480 square kilometers since the end of January, leading to the liberation of twelve municipalities in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Moreover, ground robots, equipped with explosive charges or remotely operated cannons, are now at the center of Ukrainian military strategy. These are also deployed for “logistics and evacuation missions” of the wounded, according to the Ministry of Defense.
As for the Russian army, it suffers from declining recruitment rates and tactics from the Ukrainian high command that are decimating its troops. Every month, between 30,000 and 35,000 Russian soldiers are killed, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. Additionally, as reported by Bloomberg, communication issues hamper potential progress of the Russian army. Troops have been deprived of access to Telegram and cut off from Starlink terminals that provided Internet access, “a catastrophe” for Moscow, as stated by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
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