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Rudskoi noted in his briefing that "the combat potential of the armed forces of Ukraine has been significantly reduced". I am almost certain that this is true.

But the Russians have showed the capacity to adapt in some areas of their campaign; we should not discount this possibility. Unless there is a ground invasion from Belarus in this region, this will remain the case. It is a region that is no stranger to war. We may see a significant Russian offensive in this region. While this might well be deception for other Russian plans, there is a certain logic to this. First, the Russians will continue to bombard the cities with artillery, rockets and dumb bombs delivered by reticent Russian Air Force planes. The Russians were also quick to implement this approach in Kharkiv, Mariupol, Sumy and beyond. The first phase is over because it is being enforced by the courageous Ukrainian defensive strategy, large amounts of Western military aid, and Russian military incompetence — in their ground tactics, air campaign and logistic support to their troops. They then had to implement a Plan B invasion that was focused on weakening and wearing down the Ukrainian armed forces. The new plan (or an evolved Plan C) is likely to have three defining elements. But not because the relative halt in Russian operations was part of their overall operational design. Ukraine has taken combat casualties, and it has had many of its civilians killed and maimed by Russian forces.

The White House today reacted with deep skepticism to Russia's promise to reduce violence in Ukraine as a means of paving the way for possible peace talks, with ...

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