“The Kremlin has so far failed to achieve its original objectives. It has been surprised by the scale and ferocity of Ukrainian Resistance. Russia has been forced to change its operational approach and is now pursuing a strategy of attrition,” the ministry wrote on Twitter.
The ministry added that Russia had been forced to change its operational approach and was pursuing a strategy of attrition.
“This is likely to involve the indiscriminate use of firepower resulting in increased civilian casualties, destruction of Ukrainian infrastructure, and intensify the humanitarian crisis,” the report says.
The ministry also noted that Putin had reinforced his control over Russian domestic media and was attempting to control the narrative, detract from operational problems and obscure high Russian casualty numbers from the Russian people.
On February 24, Putin announced the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure facilities, conducting massive shelling of residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.
