Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement banning the Russian military from storming the Azovstal plant in Mariupol means that Russian troops cannot physically seize the enterprise, Oleksiy Arestovich, advisor to the head of the presidential office, said.
"Since the morning Putin and Shoigu held a meeting and publicly stated that, first of all, Mariupol is taken, and secondly, that Russia will not storm Azovstal. Because "they do not want to bring trouble and cause casualties among the Russian army," which otherwise would have had to fight difficult battles on the ruins of Azovstal. Putin "showed concern for the Russian soldiers. This means that they cannot physically take Azovstal. They understood that. They suffered huge losses there. Our defenders continue to hold the plant," Arestovich told a briefing at the Office of the President.
Also, according to the adviser to the OP head, the refusal to assault can be explained by the fact that the Russian Federation has moved some of its troops to the north in order to strengthen its forces there.
"The RF troops are trying to fulfill the main political task - to reach the administrative border of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Let me tell you right away: they will not be able to do this," he said.
Arestovich stressed that such a preliminary announcement of Russia's victory in Mariupol, without waiting for either Easter or May 9, shows that the Russians have realized the futility of their last active operation at this stage of the war.Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement banning the Russian military from storming the Azovstal plant in Mariupol means that Russian troops cannot physically seize the enterprise, Alexei Arestovich, advisor to the head of the presidential office, said.
"Since the morning Putin and Shoigu held a meeting and publicly stated that, first of all, Mariupol is taken, and secondly, that Russia will not storm Azovstal. Because "they do not want to bring trouble and cause casualties among the Russian army," which otherwise would have had to fight difficult battles on the ruins of Azovstal. Putin "showed concern for the Russian soldiers. This means that they cannot physically take Azovstal. They understood that. They suffered huge losses there. Our defenders continue to hold the plant," Arestovich told a briefing at the Office of the President.
Also, according to the adviser to the OP head, the refusal to assault can be explained by the fact that the Russian Federation has moved some of its troops to the north in order to strengthen its forces there.
"The RF troops are trying to fulfill the main political task - to reach the administrative border of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Let me tell you right away: they will not be able to do this," he said.
Arestovich stressed that such a preliminary announcement of Russia's victory in Mariupol, without waiting for either Easter or May 9, shows that the Russians have realized the futility of their last active operation at this stage of the war.
