The Russian-Ukrainian war continues, but I didn't expect Russia to change its defense minister! The proposal to appoint Andrei Belousov as Russia's defense minister did surprise everyone, after all, it is not specifically engaged in the military, and everyone is confused! Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed the appointment of Andrei Belousov as Russia's defense minister. Former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was appointed secretary of the Security Council. Ukraine believes that the new defense minister proposed by Russia is not good for Ukraine, and perhaps this new defense minister will take a more innovative approach, which Shoigu cannot do! For Russia, it has now occupied the absolute initiative in the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, and whether or not to change the Minister of Defense will not affect Russia's current advantages!
Without the assistance of Western countries, Ukraine would obviously not be able to hold on to now, but Western countries will not provide assistance for no reason, apparently for the sake of the interests of Western countries themselves! Once Ukraine is defeated, then Russia is very likely to occupy more territory of Ukraine, which is not what Western countries see! And vigorously aiding Ukraine and weakening Russia as much as possible is what Western countries hope to achieve! Of course, if Ukraine can defeat Russia, this is what Western countries want to see the most, although the possibility is almost non-existent, but it is enough to weaken Russia as much as possible! Although Western countries are still providing a large amount of assistance with weapons, equipment and ammunition, the lack of Ukrainian troops will only make it more and more difficult for Ukraine!
The Ukrainian Air Force is now not able to bring a huge deterrent to Russia, because of the serious shortage of fighter jets, Ukraine can only use drones to attack Russia, but the effect achieved is very small, and most of the drones will eventually be shot down! According to Ukraine, the F16 fighters aided by Western countries were officially delivered to Ukraine in a few weeks, which is undoubtedly good news for the Ukrainian Air Force! But in the face of Russia's powerful air defense system and Aerospace Forces, even if Ukraine has F16 fighters, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape the fate of being shot down, and the prospects are not optimistic!
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, in just 24 hours, Ukraine dispatched a large number of drones in multiple directions in a vain attempt to harass Russian front-line troops, and some drones flew into Russia in a vain attempt to hit Russian airfields! But in the face of Russia's densely deployed air defense systems, Ukrainian drones did not achieve very good results, but most of them were shot down by Russian air defense missiles and aviation, and such a result also made Ukraine very helpless! According to the statistics of the Russian Ministry of Defense, in just 24 hours, Russia shot down as many as 37 military aircraft of the Ukrainian army, including one MiG-29 fighter, and the other 36 are drones! In addition to shooting down a large number of Ukrainian military aircraft, Russia intercepted 8 "Dot-U" campaign-tactical missiles, 1 "Iron Hammer" aviation-guided bomb, and destroyed a total of 23 "Vampire", "Hail" and "Alder" MLRS!
In addition to intercepting a large number of Ukrainian drones and missiles, the 5 major Russian armies have also eliminated a large number of Ukrainian troops! According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, in the past day and night, the 5 major Russian armies annihilated as many as 1,500 Ukrainian troops, inflicting huge losses on the Ukrainian army! "The army group of the 'western' army of the Russian army in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic prevented 4 counterattacks of the Ukrainian army, and the losses of the Ukrainian army amounted to 190 servicemen!
"The detachments of the 'Central' army group of the Russian army repelled 10 counterattacks by the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk People's Republic, and the Ukrainian army lost 415 people." Detachments of the 'Southern' Army Group of the Russian Army carried out an active strike on the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk People's Republic, causing losses of 620 Ukrainian troops. "Detachments of the 'Eastern' army group of the Russian army eliminated the living forces of the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk People's Republic and Zaporozhye Oblast, and the losses of the Ukrainian army amounted to 125 people." The detachments of the 'northern' army group of the Russian army liberated a number of settlements and eliminated hundreds of Ukrainian troops!
For Ukraine, the lack of weapons and equipment at the moment is only one aspect, and the lack of personnel will only make it more difficult for Ukraine! In addition to continuing the confrontation with Ukraine in several directions, we have seen a very rare opening of new fronts by Russia, which is also very surprising to everyone! The Russian army's attack on Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, surprised many people's expectations, and no one thought that Russia would suddenly open a new front, and whether it was a real attack or a feint has not yet been decided! Nazar Voloshin, spokesman for the Eastern Theater Command of Ukraine, said that the Russian army's sudden attack on Ukraine's second largest city is likely to be just a façade, and Russia may want to contain the Ukrainian army, and the actual target of the Russian army is still Ukraine. But it is still impossible to assess whether it will eventually take the second largest city in Ukraine, and it is clear that the situation facing Ukraine will only get harder!