The situation in Russia and Ukraine suddenly escalated, and what new battlefield has the Russian army opened up? What purpose did Putin transfer back to Wagner?
Since Ukraine used drones to launch a raid on the Russian hinterland and destroyed several strategic bombers, the situation in Russia and Ukraine has quickly escalated, and Russia has taken fierce revenge.
In the past three days, Russia's bombing range has covered almost the entire Ukraine. During this period, almost all long-range offensive methods, including high-precision long-range air-based, sea-based and land-based weapons, as well as attack drones, launched large-scale attacks on military production plants, maintenance companies, equipment warehouses and other facilities in Ukraine, with the intention of destroying Ukraine's local military manufacturing capabilities.
Not only that, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a news on June 8 that the troops of the central army had reached the "border" of Donetsk and continued to advance into the Petrovsk Prefecture of Dnepro. This was also the first time that the Russian army had crossed Donetsk on a large scale and attacked the hinterland of central Ukraine.
The Russian army's approach to opening a new battlefield not only marks that Russia and Ukraine may usher in further fierce firefighting, but also means that the current negotiation conditions of Russia and Ukraine will also change. Before this, what Russia insisted was to demand Ukraine give up the land in the four eastern Ukrainian prefectures, but if the Russian army further establishes a base point in the hinterland of Ukraine, then in the final terms of peace talks, Ukraine may be asked to give up more land.
At the same time, the latest news came from the Russian mercenary group Wagner Group, which released a video statement saying that they had completed their mission in Mali and were about to return to Russia.
It is reported that since 2021, Wagner has been cooperating with government forces in Mali to fight against terrorists and anti-government forces in his territory
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So, why did Putin choose to travel thousands of miles to transfer back to Wagner at this time?
On the one hand, it was mentioned in the report by the German Frankfurter website that fierce fighting broke out in Mali in the past few months, and Wagner suffered major casualties, including the death of several senior commanders, so he needed to return to Russia for rest.
On the other hand, after the Russian army opened up a new battlefield, because the front was advanced to the hinterland of central Ukraine, Russia also needed more strength to cover the front, and Wagner once had combat experience on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, so naturally became one of the choices.
In addition, Wagner had had conflicts with the Russian army before, and even led to a rebellion. Now that Wagner is recalled, it is not ruled out that Putin is dissatisfied with the Russian army's performance on the front line, so he transferred back to Wagner to create competition.
For Ukraine, what they are facing now is not only the combat pressure from the front, but also the psychological offensive from Russia.
According to the consensus of the second round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, June 6 was originally the day when Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war, but Russia did not play according to common sense. Not only did it bring prisoners of war, it also had to transfer the bodies of 6,000 Ukraine soldiers to Ukraine. Ukraine, who learned the news, simply did not send anyone to the designated location.
The reason why Ukraine is unwilling to accept soldiers' bodies is because of too many, and the Ukrainian government will face high pension compensation, which is impossible to obtain with their current financial situation. On the other hand, Ukraine has always refused to admit that it has such a high casualty rate of soldiers, so it will not admit that the bodies of these soldiers are all from Ukrainian, and it will not make Russia's public opinion war come true.
But even so, Russia's attack on the heart still caused great trouble for Ukraine. How the Ukrainian government should appease the frontline soldiers and strengthen their determination to fight will be a huge challenge.
