Are Russian soldiers surrendering to Ukraine?

The war in Ukraine appears to have passed a key phase, with Kiev counting victories after victory, taking over territories at Kherson and Kharkiv, and Moscow experiencing considerable losses.

With developments creating a new background, a statement by the Kremlin is clear indication of the prevailing situation in which Ukrainians have recovered over 6,000 square miles [6,000 sq km].

According to a representative of Vladimir Putin, as the New York Times writes, no new military plan is currently being discussed in Ukraine.

It is also noteworthy that changing the outcome of the conflict has been reflected in the fact that Russian troops have surrendered, as international media write, while a large number of Russian soldiers instead of fighting have left their weapons.

At the same time, a Ukrainian president's adviser claimed that the army has captured so many Russian soldiers in recent days that there is no room to accommodate them.

Reports coming from the Ukraine Defence Ministry show that 53,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in total.

The Western Strategy, the supply of Ukraine with weapons at this particular phase of war works. But it is not clear that Putin's government is really under threat, in part because life for elites in Moscow has not changed much, even though war erupts on Ukraine's threshold, killing thousands and giving a severe blow to the global economy.

Very few things seem to have changed in everyday life in Moscow, where people have financial resources to cope with significant price increases, unlike the rest of the country. “GUM”, a luxury mall near Red Square, is full of consumers... and restaurants and theaters are having art times. Moscow streets are still filled with luxury cars like Lamborghini and Porte,” reports Valerie Hopkins of the New York Times.

There was always fear that Putin could press the <x0 red> ” button to activate his nuclear arsenal.

It could also order Russian troops “to withdraw to more defence lines”, argued CNA's Michael Koufman at NatSec Daily, or he could proceed with a partial mobilization and endlessly adopt war policy. ”

Of course, it is unclear whether Putin will choose one of these options, something more serious, or whether he will stay as he is. Whatever it does, however, should not strengthen the scenarios of power change, at least for now, although emergency plans are in effect at any time.

The Kremlin's strong faces another challenge: MPs in the 18th districts of Moscow and St Petersburg have called on him to resign. The appeal was published by the municipal adviser to St Petersburg's Semyonovsky district, Ksenia Tortsyom.

For its part, Russia said it bombed areas in the Kharkiv region that were recovered in recent days by Kiev forces during a surprise counterattack.

“In areas of the Kupyansk and Izzyum municipalities, fighters and equipment of nationalist Kraken Brigade 113 motorised territorial defence and 93rd Motorised Brigade“were hit, the defence ministry's representative said.

For his part, Ukrainian Defence Minister Olexey Reznikov said the war is in the third phase and Ukrainian military successes will have a <x0ortek” until the loss of the Russian army.

” The first phase of the war was intended to prevent the Russians. The second, to establish a balance between them and us on the front, to stabilise the front and test their sustainability skills”, he added.

“Our staff developed a plan according to the equipment we've received from our partners we started using the Himars mobile artillery systems to cut enemy logistical support lines to destroy fuel and ammunition depots. It is the third phase of the war that began in the south and north of the Kherson and Kharkive” sectors, he underlined.

Ukraine's goal is “the liberation of all occupied territories, including Crimea (contracted in 2014), Luganscu and Donetsk, where they were in 1991,” he added.

Responding to a question about the possibility of a lasting war, Reznikov did not make predictions but simply commented:

The “will be like an avalanche, roll, roll and become larger and bigger... And we'll see the second largest army in the world. Signal an attraction /Abcnews. al