While the Russian and Ukrainian deputies were tit-for-tat at the negotiating table and did not give in to each other, the war situation in Ukraine was still very stalemate. The latest war report released by the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian army took Kherson in southern Ukraine, the pro-Russian forces in Donetsk surrounded Mariupol, the Russian army had invaded Kharkov, and a large number of Russian armored vehicles gathered near Kiev.
Inside and outside, the signals released by Russia are: the Russian army has been prepared for a general offensive, and just wait for Putin's order, the Russian army will let the Ukrainian army know what is called "armored torrent".
Of course, Ukraine did not choose to tie its hands and capture, the strategy of the Ukrainian army is to "avoid large-scale position warfare", trying to lure the enemy to go deep and fight with the Russian army continuously, so as to avoid the Russian army's front. Because the Russian military occupies air supremacy and has heavy weapons such as cruise missiles and ballistic missiles.
Ukraine denied the "Russian occupation of Kherson" statement, but the local Ukrainian people said that after the Russian tanks entered Kherson, they hardly saw any trace of the Ukrainian army.
The capture of Kherson meant that the Russian army had made great progress on the southern front, which was equivalent to gnawing down a hard bone.
After the battle, Russia said that the Ukrainian army's exit to the Sea of Azov had been cut off.
On March 4, Ukraine acknowledged that Russian forces had taken control of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe. The Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian paratroopers occupied The Gostomelli airport, only 20 kilometers away from Kiev, and then the Ukrainian army shelled the airport fiercely, destroying the world's largest aircraft, the An-225 transport aircraft.
Russia released photos of the An-225 transport plane being blown up, and Ukraine chose silence.
The current situation is that the Russian army is persuading the Ukrainian people in Kiev, Kharkov, and Mariupol to withdraw immediately, and the Chechen army has arrived in Mariupol and is about to face off against the Azov battalion.
Although the Ukrainian Defense Ministry stated that "the Ukrainian army is turning from defense to counter-offensive", Zelenskiy stressed that 16,000 mercenaries are about to arrive in Ukraine to fight, but in fact, it is the Russian army that has the absolute advantage.
The reason why the Russian army did not drive straight in and shell Kiev with heavy weapons on a large scale was mainly to avoid civilian casualties, and once the countries completed the evacuation of overseas Chinese and the Ukrainian people left the battlefield, the Ukrainian army may usher in a rout.
According to Kadyrov, Chechnya has taken the largest military base in Ukraine and is on its way to Kiev.
Regarding the Chechen army and the Azov battalion, there are at least a few things worth noting.
To be sure, although the Chechen armed forces have a large initiative in Ukraine, Kadyrov still obeys Putin's command, and the Chechen army does not find trouble for the Ukrainian people, but for the notorious and publicly humiliated Azov battalion in Chechnya, Chechnya's statement is "refuse to surrender and strive for total annihilation."
At the beginning, Putin gave a high demand for an armistice, that is, the Ukrainian army must lay down its weapons and surrender directly. Subsequently, Russia changed its strategy by drawing a red line that Ukraine must not possess weapons that "threaten Russia's security."
The Russian foreign minister said in an interview that Russia can promise to "ensure zelensky's security" on the premise that all Russian security concerns must be upheld and certain specific weapons must not appear on Ukrainian soil, otherwise Russia will fight to the end until all the set goals are completed.
Before Lavrov made such a statement, Zelenskiy was assassinated, and Ukraine said that the attacker was chechen special forces, but the Ukrainian army thwarted the Chechen attack and annihilated some of the elite Russian army.
As for whether Chechnya planned to behead Zelenskiy, it is still unknown, and Kadyrov did not express his position on this matter. Before Chechnya went to Ukraine, Chechen President Kadyrov had taken the initiative to ask for help, and Kadyrov said that thousands of Chechen soldiers were ready to "fight for Russia" at any time, and if necessary, Chechnya could send 70,000 people to fight, as long as Putin agreed.
Kadyrov also did not forget to shout Zelensky to "quickly call Putin to apologize", and at the same time issued an ultimatum to Western countries such as Britain and France, Kadyrov stressed that if the Western countries refuse to lift sanctions against Russia, Chechnya will retaliate.
At a time when the Russian army was stagnant and progressing slowly in Ukraine, Kadyrov told Putin that in order to eliminate the opponent as soon as possible, Russian special forces should be allowed to fight in full swing, and Russia should speed up the offensive.
Kadyrov said Chechen soldiers would annihilate the Azov battalion. The statement was seen as a response to the Azov battalion, which had called on chechen forces to say it was waiting in Chechnya in Mariupol.
The main Chechen forces went to two places, one to participate in the Kiev street battle and the other to the Azov battalion, but so far, the scramble for military objectives and fierce street battles have not yet broken out on a large scale, because Putin has not yet ordered a general attack on Kiev and Mariupol.
There is widespread concern in the West that fighting between Chechnya and Azov battalions, as well as a showdown with Chechen rebels fleeing to Ukraine, could result in innocent civilian casualties.
According to the pro-Russian forces, Ukrainian extremists are demanding that the people "not leave Mariupol", and Russia believes that the Azov battalion and other extremist forces are deliberately taking the people hostage to better restrain the Russian army.
The battle has continued so far, the Tactics of the Russian Army are obviously very conservative, there is no large-scale use of heavy weapons such as cruise missiles, but the completion of the grand strategic encirclement, the fierce urban offensive and defensive war has not yet started. But what is certain is that after the withdrawal of overseas Chinese and the withdrawal of Ukrainians are completed, the Russian army will launch a fierce attack in Kiev and Mariupol.
For the Russian army, the military town of Mariupol is inevitable, and in Chechnya's view, it is imperative to seriously damage the Azov battalion, which makes the pro-Russian armed forces in Wudong hate it to the bone, and at the same time annoy Chechnya.
Russia's showdown with Chechnya against the Azov battalion was quite a pinpoint to Mai Mang.
There are many opinions on how the Russo-Ukrainian war will end, but there is no doubt that this war will profoundly change the direction of the world situation. Ukraine is likely to change its mind about joining NATO in exchange for a voluntary withdrawal of Russian troops by promising neutrality and acquiescing to the independence of Eastern Ukraine.
Of course, Ukraine may also drag the Russian army into the quagmire of war, after all, the United States, Britain, France, Germany and NATO are supporting Kiev, waiting for Zelenskiy may be forced to step down, or may be regarded as a hero by the Ukrainian people, which depends on how much the Ukrainian army can achieve.
As for who is better in Chechnya or the Azov battalion, it remains to be seen whether the Ukrainian people will be affected. In any case, it is still hoped that Russia and Ukraine can turn their troubles into jade at an early date, after all, the shells are not long-sighted, and the layout of the United States is not malicious.