At a time when the world’s eyes were still focused on the smoke of the Helmsonian Night War and the fierce battle surrounding Kupyansk, the news of large Russian flags had flown south of the Ukrainian Red Army village district, but was completely covered by another news.
Trump backtracked and said that there would be no results from talks with Russia, so it would be better not to talk about it.
No one realizes that the collapse of the Ukrainian defense line and the sudden turning point of U.S. policy towards Russia are turning into a vicious cycle that swallows down European security, the Russian tanks are still pushing the streets of the Red Army villages, Washington’s sanctions bars have hit Moscow, and the last window for a peaceful settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is quietly closing in this chaos.
The Red Army village defense line broke the Ukrainian army.
The Red Army village defense line collapsed faster than anyone expected. Russian assault troops controlled nearly 80% of the southern area of the city and built defenses along the railway. The engineering units also began to repair the railway and pave the way for heavy equipment to enter the core area.
The remaining Ukrainian troops were compressed in the northern industrial zone, completely disconnected from the command and friendship, and the dispersed soldiers just escaped from the siege were bombed by drones, with a few survivors.
The supply line to Mirnorad has long become a death road. All transport vehicles are within the coverage of the Russian fire control. The garrison can only rely on drones to drop water and food to maintain their lives. Some soldiers are running out of food. It lasted for three months.
The situation of insufficient troops is constantly repeated throughout the Ukrainian army's defense line. The collapse of the Ukrainian army was not limited to the Red Army Village.
75% to 80% of Kupyansk has been controlled by Russian troops. The bridges on Highway 207 and the Oskill River have long been blown up. The Ukrainian troops on the east bank have either laid down their arms or died on the river bank;
The Goliath-Apollo defence line of Zaporozhye was stronger and useless, and the Russian troops crushed it from behind, and the entire position of the back road became an isolated island.
Even in the direction of Seversk, the Ukrainian army's defense line was pressed step by step by the Russian army and continued to retreat.
What is really fatal is the strength of troops. There are only 4 to 7 people guarding the 1-kilometer defense line. As soon as the Russian army rushes up, there are stormtroopers of 20 to 50 people. The death squads in front infiltrate, the drones in the back explode, and the long-range artillery fire covers another round. The Ukrainian army simply couldn't withstand it, and the gap in the defense line was getting bigger and bigger like a torn rag.
Russian military tactics crush coordinated control initiative
The Russian army's tactical rules made the enemy powerless. Instead of consuming the Red Army on one battlefield, the Russian army divided its troops and attacked in Slavyansk and Karamatorsk. Even if the Red Army villages left a large number of armed reserves, they captured 80% of the city. area.
The most important point is the application of the tactics of encirclement and attack aid. First, the Ukrainian army's supply channels are cut off, and then drone groups and artillery firepower are used to hunt the soldiers who want to break through without dead corners, so that the defenders can fall into a desperate situation that requires both defense and cannot escape.
A small group of death squads infiltrated into the rear of the Ukrainian army's defense line to guide artillery strikes, and the engineering troops followed closely to repair the communication lines and transport heavy equipment. The seamless, quick, accurate and ruthless cooperation of various arms allowed the Russian army to firmly grasp the initiative on the battlefield.
Just as the Ukrainian army's front line collapsed across the board, Trump's strategy towards Russia suddenly turned.
A few days ago, he was also actively broadcasting the news of the meeting with Putin, but soon changed the acronym that the meeting was unprepared, and postponed the meeting, such an abrupt turn than the Russian advance in the Red Army village made Europeans less prone.
To know, the European Union is still waiting for the United States to continue to help Ukraine, but Trump’s hand blasted not only Moscow’s face, but also the European allies who are still sending weapons to Ukraine.
Putin left no room for Trump's new sanctions, directly stating that such sanctions had no effect on Russia-US relations, and then severely warned the enemy that Russia would never bow to pressure.
The U.S. side is not reluctant to show weakness, saying that six months later to see who laughed to the end, the two sides have come to me with the tough statements, adding the previously tense situation to the fire.
The Russian army's advantage on the front line in Ukraine is obvious, but the United States is trying to use economic sanctions to force Russia to make concessions. This use of financial weapons to counter battlefield advantages is pushing the United States and Russia to the brink of a more dangerous confrontation.
Europe's two security sides
The escalation of confrontation between the United States and Russia has completely trapped Europe. When Biden wooed allies to aid Ukraine, Europe was a community of interests; Trump wanted to put pressure on Russia alone, but left Europe aside as a fool.
Ukraine's food and energy vitality is controlled by Russia, the security of the European Union depends on the face of the United States, now the US-Russian relations are deteriorating, Europe must both hard-headed to send weapons to Ukraine, but also to protect Russia's retaliation for gas and fat, but also to deal with the "America's priority", which Trump shouted every day, simply became the mouse in the box.
Zelensky whispered verbally, “Never surrender,” but the supplies of the Red Army village could not be sent in, which was more like a sign of fate for Europe.
When the Ukrainian remains in the Red Army villages were hiding in the ruins of drones, the elite of Washington and Moscow understood that the battle had long been unable to be solved with cannons.
The Russian army’s tanks were crushed not only by the Ukrainian defense line, but also by Trump’s attempt at peace in exchange for economic sanctions, because the superiority of the frontline has been determined, and economic pressure alone cannot shake the Russian forces from occupying the battlefield.
The U.S. sanctions have not crushed the Russian economy, but have crushed Europe’s only remaining sense of security, because the energy livelihoods are still in Russia’s hands, and the escalation of sanctions will only make Europe more vulnerable.
The conditions for a peaceful settlement are becoming smaller and smaller, not because the two sides do not want to talk, but because battlefield advantages and policy repetition have long turned everything on the negotiating table.
The Russians have occupied most of the Red Army village, and Trump said today that he would face sanctions when he meets tomorrow, and in such a case who is willing to sit down and talk?
The area controlled by the Russian army in the Red Army village is still slowly expanding. For every additional position it consolidates, it will gain one more bargaining chip in negotiations.
The capricious operation of Trump's team has also confused European allies. There has just been a sound of restarting dialogue here, and restrictions on Russian companies have been increased there, and even the list of energy exemptions urgently needed in Europe has not fallen.
European countries are now in a dilemma. They have to endure energy shortages and soaring inflation after following U.S. sanctions. They are afraid of being isolated if they don't follow.
Russia continues to promote the de-dollarization of energy trade while the front line is stable, turning the pressure of sanctions into an opportunity to rebuild economic cooperation.
The gunfire on the battlefield is becoming more and more intense, and the dialogue on the negotiating table is becoming more and more weak.Military advantage, coupled with a sharp shift in policy, leaves Europe with fears that there will only be a smell of smoke closer and closer.