{"id":216805,"date":"2023-11-24T16:09:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T16:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=216805"},"modified":"2023-11-24T16:09:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T16:09:38","slug":"putin-red-faced-as-officers-break-ranks-to-warn-russias-victory-chances-grim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/putin-red-faced-as-officers-break-ranks-to-warn-russias-victory-chances-grim\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin red-faced as officers break ranks to warn Russia’s victory chances grim"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vladimir Putin’s propaganda machine has hit a hitch as two officers broke ranks and challenged the Kremlin’s assessment of Russia’s performance in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Putin’s special forces commander Apti Alaudinov this week insisted Moscow could expect “very serious results” in Ukraine by next spring.<\/p>\n

Alaudinov also claimed Kyiv would soon be running out of resources despite the overwhelming level of support its Western allies have shown the country so far.<\/p>\n

But officer Roman Saponkov cast doubts over his assessment, arguing that Russian soldiers are unlikely to break through Ukrainian defences in the short term.<\/p>\n

Saponkov said: “I don’t yet see the prerequisites for any major offensive or collapse of [Ukraine’s] front.<\/p>\n

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“They are completely holding back our offensive on Avdiivka.”<\/p>\n

The Donetsk Oblast city has become a flashpoint in the fight between Ukraine and Russia in recent weeks as Kyiv continues to push forward with its counteroffensive in the region.<\/p>\n

The officer also dismissed Aludinov’s suggestion that Ukrainian forces are running off of artillery supplies.<\/p>\n

He told The Economist: “In summer, they generally had a complete unlimited supply of shells. And now, in principle, I have not heard of any shortage on any sector of the front.”<\/p>\n

The main area of contention that has emerged among soldiers is issues within the line of command to agree on a common strategy to advance.<\/p>\n

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