Massive attack on Kyiv: prelude to a full-scale offensive?
Russia launches hundreds of drones over Kyiv as the ground dries out. Colonel Macgregor analyzes whether it is the prelude to a full-scale offensive. Is Europe ready?
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Massive attack on Kyiv: the prelude to a full-scale offensive?
Russia has launched a massive attack with hundreds of drones against Kyiv, coinciding with the end of the rasputitsa period. The ground is drying out and conditions for mechanized operations are improving. Retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor, in an interview on Redacted, analyzes whether this wave is the prelude to a full-scale offensive aimed at ending the war.
According to Macgregor, Russia's strategy of attrition could give way to a decisive maneuver during the summer. The taking of positions at minimal risk would be the prelude to a strike seeking Ukraine's capitulation. However, some doubt whether Russia can or wants to force a quick outcome, given that key infrastructure remains operational and the war has stalled in recent months.
In parallel, the debate over the EU's ability to respond to an escalation has come back to the fore. While Germany announces plans to recruit and modernize its army with an eye to 2029-39, the current state of European forces is deficient. The aging population and the lack of social willingness for an open war with Russia limit any option of direct intervention. The possibility of external actors pushing for forced mobilization seems remote, though not impossible.
With this backdrop, the attack on Kyiv could be the first piece of an escalation that determines the course of the conflict. Or it could simply be a new chapter in a war that refuses to end.
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Russia has launched a massive attack with hundreds of drones against Kyiv, coinciding with the end of the rasputitsa period. The ground is drying out and conditions for mechanized operations are improving. Retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor, in an interview on Redacted, analyzes whether this wave is the prelude to a full-scale offensive aimed at ending the war.
According to Macgregor, Russia's strategy of attrition could give way to a decisive maneuver during the summer. The taking of positions at minimal risk would be the prelude to a strike seeking Ukraine's capitulation. However, some doubt whether Russia can or wants to force a quick outcome, given that key infrastructure remains operational and the war has stalled in recent months.
In parallel, the debate over the EU's ability to respond to an escalation has come back to the fore. While Germany announces plans to recruit and modernize its army with an eye to 2029-39, the current state of European forces is deficient. The aging population and the lack of social willingness for an open war with Russia limit any option of direct intervention. The possibility of external actors pushing for forced mobilization seems remote, though not impossible.
With this backdrop, the attack on Kyiv could be the first piece of an escalation that determines the course of the conflict. Or it could simply be a new chapter in a war that refuses to end.
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