Putin prepares people for Ukraine debacle

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For the Russian troops there is hardly any progress in Ukraine. Tens of thousands of soldiers of President Vladimir Putin (70) have lost their lives in grueling fighting in recent months. Now Ukraine is preparing the big counterattack – Russia is threatened with a debacle.

A few days ago, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin (61) warned of a “tragedy” for Russia if Ukraine attacked with full force. In an interview with Russian military blogger Semyon Pegov published on Sunday, Prigozhin said he expects the Ukrainian counter-offensive to begin in mid-May. “This counter-offensive could become a tragedy for our country,” he added.

Apparently, the Kremlin has also recognized this. As the government-critical portal Meduza reports, Putin’s people are distributing documents with precise instructions to the state media. It is explained in detail how to report in the event of a Ukrainian offensive.

Preparation for Ukrainian successes

Accordingly, the Russian state media must not downplay the danger of a Ukrainian offensive. Moreover, it cannot be said that Ukraine is not ready for a counter-offensive. “The possibility of a Ukrainian counter-offensive should be taken absolutely for granted,” Meduza says in the document.

Surprisingly, the Kremlin has been largely silent in recent months about the successes of the other side. According to the online portal, the sudden turn of events would have a desperate background: if Ukraine’s counter-offensive fails, the Kremlin could use it to launch a military operation to announce. good luck. However, the chances of that happening are “negligibly small,” Kremlin insiders told Meduza.

Rather, it seems that Putin is preparing his compatriots for Ukrainian successes. The Kremlin wants to try to mitigate the constant demoralization of its compatriots with bits of information and instead conjure its people into a fight.

prevent demoralization

The Kremlin has always downplayed Ukraine’s past successes, according to an analysis by the American think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW). For example, the Ukrainian counter-offensives in Kherson and Kharkov were barely covered in the Russian state media.

At the front, this silence caused an extreme demoralization of the Russian troops. The Kremlin now wants to prevent this with its new strategy. (zis)

Source: Blick