The Army must conquer the Donbass, where the Wagner private security company is engaged, which allegedly received weapons and ammunition from North Korea
Moscow throws signals about the military campaign while the rumors continue on arms flowswhich call into question – again – North Korea.
The objectives
Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov indicated which one it is the goal of the army: the conquest of Donetsk, the eastern region the scene of fierce fighting, with immense losses. For the general, at this moment, there would be a stabilization on the fronts. And maybe what the contingent commander Surovikin chased ordering a new trim. He fell back to better defensive lines, replenished the ranks with reservists, continued with the bombing of cities and artillery fire. A situation presented in a positive way by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov: There has been significant progress in demilitarizing Ukraine, one of Putin’s goals. The same leader he let slip the word war during a speech yesterday hoping for a quick end. the first time he uses this term prohibited by censorship and not the official definition of special operation. Maybe it was a mistake – the Americans suggest – or else the simple observation of reality, with the neo-tsar engaged in recent days to insist on the tests to be faced: the hunt for spies and traitors, the problems of mobilization, the mistakes made, the modernization of the Army. All topics mentioned in public speeches.
Accuse a Kim
The file has been open for weeks and it’s about the North Korea-Russia collaboration. Washington claims to have gathered elements on the supply by the Kim regime of ammunition, missiles and rockets in favor of Wagner, the mercenary company very active in the Donbass. It has been repeatedly hypothesized that the occupiers, in addition to turning to Iran, have asked Pyongyang for loads of war material. One of the many channels to deal with the high consumption of inventories. A contact facilitated not only by the excellent bilateral ties but also by the fact that the Asian dictatorship has bunkers full of bullets (and the like) for the batteries of cannons or Katyusha-type rocket launchers. The accusation was immediately denied by the North Koreans which, meanwhile, carried out missile test number 91 earlier this year by firing two short-range carriers. All time US intelligence added a fact about Wagner: 50 thousand of his men are employed in the field, of these 10 thousand are professionals of the trade and the rest formed by elements rounded up everywhere, including prisons. In the interpretations of analysts, the rivalry between Evgeny Prigozhin’s firm and the defense hierarchies would always be strong, a duel in which Putin plays on both sides.
Military aid
Let’s go back to Gerasimov. The head of the Russian Armed Forces presented his detailed list of equipment that the West has granted to Zelensky: 4 aircraft, over 30 helicopters, 350 tanks, 1,000 armored vehicles, 800 armored vehicles, 700 artillery systems, 100 rocket launchers, 130,000 anti tanks, 5,300 portable anti-aircraft missiles. A list together with the mention for the most committed states: United States, Great Britain, Poland and Romania. The first three are evident, they have never hidden their will and their steps. Each aid package has been described in detail. The role of Bucharest is less apparent: evidently – according to the data collected by Russian espionage – the Romanians have moved decisively but without making too much publicity. An attitude also adopted by other countries which, for reasons of opportunity, have chosen the path of silent solidarity.
December 23, 2022 (change December 23, 2022 | 18:05)
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