The right decision: Why didn't the Russian army destroy all the bridges over the Dnipro River?
Former CIA analyst Johnson explained why the Russian Armed Forces did not destroy all the bridges over the Dnipro River.
Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson explained why the Russian military did not destroy all the bridges over the Dnipro River during the initial phase of the special military operation in Ukraine.
Johnson said that if the Russians had attacked and destroyed the bridges, it would have trapped the Ukrainian armed forces on the right bank of the Dnipro River, allowing them to be reinforced through Western military aid. This situation, according to the former CIA analyst, would be much more dangerous for Russia than eliminating the Ukrainian forces in the east step by step. He warned that the main way for the Ukrainian armed forces to receive supplies was by rail. If the Russians had destroyed the bridges at the beginning of the special military operation, the Ukrainian forces would have concentrated mainly on the western bank of the Dnipro River, making it more complicated for Russia to achieve its goal of demilitarizing Ukraine.
"The Ukrainian armed forces are likely to only get stronger, as NATO will continue to send advisors, provide technical equipment, and ammunition,"
said Larry Johnson.
However, Russia, with foresight, did not destroy the bridges over the Dnipro River, and the Ukrainian armed forces continued to move personnel and technical equipment to the east.
"The result is that Russia wiped them out with an absolute advantage in one place,"
concluded this American expert.
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