The Battle of Kiev
29
Mar
With a disproportionate army and military forces, it was 
conceivable that the Russians’ battle in Kiev would be short-lived, but setbacks in the air and on the ground, a hostile late-winter weather and the heroism of the Ukrainian people were none of Putin’s business.
Irpin (before the war photo) is the last district before Kiev, the Ukrainian forces reported yesterday that they had retaken the district, so the Russian troops stay further away, there are reports that the Russian troops would be largely sick due to the cold and exhaustion of a month on the battlefield and with very low morale.
Just as in World War II, the battle of Saint Petersburg (Leningrad at the time) was disastrous for the Nazis, the battle of Kiev, where most of the fighting forces were sent (the famous tens of kilometers long convoy), and the air support of the feared Russian air force seem to have encountered unexpected resistance.
Several rounds of negotiation for peace are taking place these days, at this moment it is as desirable for Russia as it is for Ukraine, which in the first rounds found itself at a disadvantage with strong Russian attacks and advances, now, although the bloody battle of Mariupol follows. and air strikes that seem to be the Russians’ last resort, there is a relative military “balance”, but the lives of innocent civilians continue to be sacrificed.
Putin also seems to have lost many generals, it is not known whether only in combat or because they opposed Putin’s expansionist plans, the Russian military force also begins to be questioned as to its real capacity.
The fear remains of what is possible in the event of a humiliating defeat in Ukraine, the economic bloodshed caused by sanctions on Western companies and an untimely or appealing reaction to use lethal nuclear weapons or others prohibited by international conventions.
There remains the hope that the peace negotiation rounds of these days can bear fruit, Zelensky accepts the idea of neutrality and disarmament of atomic weapons, perhaps also a reduction in its army, but Russia has pretensions in relation to the territories “taken” beyond the Donbass (Donetsk and Lugansk) also Mariupol which is a typically Ukrainian city.
Internal pressure on Putin can also help, but his temperament seems to be warlike and he believes he can go further with his pretensions, the hope is that common sense will prevail.
