Under the offensive of the Russian army, Ukraine has almost been unable to withstand it. The State Border Guard Agency of Ukraine recently released the news that the Russian vanguard is storming the Kiev Oblast of Ukraine and is expected to break through the Kiev defense line soon, less than 24 hours after Putin announced military action in Donbass. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy has announced a national mobilization, but it may also be a mantis arm blocking the car.
The war was not too suspenseful, Ukraine was facing a torrent of steel, and the Russians were fighting a blitzkrieg. Odessa is the fourth largest city in Ukraine and an important port to the Black Sea, but it was quickly controlled by the Russian army after the war, and the Ukrainian navy did not resist for too long in the face of the heavily armed Russian Black Sea Fleet.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Air Force was also hit by precision-guided weapons, the airfield artillery was full of fire, and the Ukrainian air defense system was basically paralyzed, and it was impossible to organize resistance. The Russian army has occupied the all-round superiority of land, sea and air, and modern warfare is so cruel that once the gap between the two sides is opened, it is a dimensionality-reducing strike. According to Russian media reports, some Ukrainian soldiers have laid down their arms to stop resisting.
After all, no one wants to be cannon fodder, most of Ukraine's oligarchs have fled abroad, and Zelenskiy may have planned a retreat. As a comedian, Zelenskiy himself has no political experience and is caught between the two major forces of Russia and NATO. Zelenskiy's choice is to bet on NATO in its entirety, and over the years Ukraine has not submitted a letter of submission and has been applying to join NATO.
This is also one of the triggers of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, NATO's eastward expansion means that Russia's western region will lose its barrier, the territory will be directly threatened, Putin has issued many warnings before, drawing a red line for Ukraine and NATO. In addition, it has been reported that the United States will help Ukraine obtain nuclear weapons, and because Ukraine itself has nuclear technology, it will take less time to develop nuclear weapons.
Whether this news is hyped by the United States or not, it has directly ignited Russia's anger, and before the war, Putin made a national television speech specifically for this purpose, pointing out that the relevant news is not empty and warning that it will change the world situation. It can be seen that Ukraine has a nuclear weapon, because it means that the regional strategic balance will be broken, and the western region of Russia will also be shrouded in a nuclear cloud.
Russia's strategic intentions are half complete, since Putin recognized the independence of Uzbekistan, a "buffer zone" has been established between Russia and NATO, and no matter how the situation develops in the future, Russia must ensure that Uzbekistan is not interfered with, at least the local neutrality. The United States responded with economic sanctions to protest Putin's decision, but it may be no different.
As for the next strategic intention of the Russian army, Putin has given the answer, the purpose of the Russian army is not to "annex" Ukraine, there is no plan for a full occupation, but Ukraine must be de-militarized and de-Nazimized. De-militarization is well understood, and the Russian military must erase the NATO power Ukraine, while restricting Ukraine's military development, at least to ensure that Ukraine does not have nuclear weapons.
No one likes war, but when their security is threatened, war becomes a last resort. This time, Russia's battle plan is also very careful, the Russian army is mainly targeting Ukrainian military facilities, using precision-guided weapons, and trying to avoid civilian casualties. The war will soon be over, and Ukrainians will be able to return to normal life.
Before the Russian army could move, many Western countries evacuated their overseas Chinese from Ukraine and closed their local embassies, while the Chinese embassies have been functioning normally. Until recently, the Chinese Embassy once again issued a reminder calling on citizens in Ukraine to pay attention to the local situation and to put the Chinese flag on the body. According to the latest news, the Chinese Embassy is preparing to charter a flight to evacuate citizens in Ukraine.
Compared with Western countries, China's movement is obviously much slower, and the reasons behind it are simple. At the beginning, the news about the situation in Ukraine was mixed and difficult to correctly distinguish, and it was the Western media that had been "invading" Ukraine in Russia and playing up tensions. The Chinese Embassy has also repeatedly issued reminders to give "preventive injections" to citizens in Ukraine, and there is no news of Chinese citizens being injured for the time being.
In any case, for citizens in foreign countries, the motherland will always be their strong backing. Although there are no eyes on the battlefield, both sides will sell face considering the friendly relations between China and Russia and China's growing international influence. It should be known that the timing of the Russian army's invasion of Ukraine is very accurate, just after the conclusion of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and there may be some reasons for this.