Winter plays a crucial role in the war in Ukraine: the expert told why

According to the military researcher Sedrick Leiton, the current military strategy of Russia has a change in weather conditions - hence the shelling of Ukrainian energy infrastructure. For their part, the Armed Forces can choose the offensive in the East as a priority. A military analyst, a retired Colonel Sedric Liton, explained how the change of seasons could affect the military strategy of both sides of the war in Ukraine. About it reports CNN.

"The current military strategy used by Russia in Ukraine is designed to change the weather conditions," the military researcher explained, adding that for this reason Russian troops have chosen their targets as their targets and heating. What will be winter in Ukraine - cold, warm or moderate - will depend on the course of war. "The war will become a determining factor, this applies to the whole territory of Ukraine," says Leiton.

If it is possible to provide a bridgehead on the Left Bank of the Dnieper, the Ukrainian forces will most likely continue the offensive in the southern direction, following the current impulse of the counter -offensive. According to Leiton, the problem for the Armed Forces of Ukraine can be excessively warm weather, which will prevent the advancement of forward, the environment of the Russian forces or attempts to reject the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from occupied territories.

Much will also depend on the ability of the Russians to adapt to weather conditions. The expert also considers the possibility of further offensive of the Armed Forces in the East, where in winter the weather is colder. Yes, the soil will be firmer, which will allow to move military equipment. However, Leleton suggests that it is necessary to consider that this territory has been occupied by the Russians since 2014, so the positions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are fortified here.

"What we will see in the East is likely to be a seasonal battle. If Ukraine is able to take advantage of the weather conditions in the East, then it may be possible to deduct certain parts Events can some extent make another fracture in the course of war. The Russian strategy is to slow the counter -offensive of the Ukrainian troops, stabilize the front line in the south and east and wait for possible snowfall.

"Whereas the Armed Forces will be as much as possible in the war and try to recruit as many territories as possible before the weather, logistical decisions or some political considerations. Ukrainians cannot afford to stop and run the war for exhaustion, which the Russians want. campaigns, "he said. Recall that in Ukraine the first serial ammunition of its own production has come down from the conveyor.