"The Kremlin is learning": in ISW ​​explained why Putin declared the beginning of the counter -offensive of the Armed Forces

According to American analysts, in Moscow changed their approach to coverage of the Ukrainian counter -offensive, given their previous unsuccessful experience. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin declared the beginning of the counter -offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is a retreat from his former approach to discussing events on the battlefield. This is stated in the report of the Institute of War Study (ISW) of June 9.

According to the authors of the report, Vladimir Putin said that Kiev still has an offensive potential. At the same time, previous Ukrainian counter -offenses in the Kremlin tried to diminish. In his address on June 9, Putin stated that the fighting continues for five days, but Ukraine allegedly did not reach its goals and suffered significant losses.

The President of the aggressor country also said that the Russian military command "realistically" evaluates the current situation and "get out of these realities. " "Putin's discussion is a prominent departure from his former remote approach to discussing the realities of the battlefield and may indicate that the Kremlin is studying on its previous unsuccessful approach to the rhetorical reduction of successful Ukrainian counter -offensives in 2022," - said.

The report also states that at this time most of the Russian information space prematurely stated that the counter -offensive of the Armed Forces had fallen. We will remind that on June 9, Vladimir Putin stated that the Ukrainian counter -offensive had already begun, but the occupiers allegedly interfered with the Armed Forces. According to him, Ukraine has already introduced its "strategic reserves".