Ukraine faces risky gamble of creating 'buffer zone' in Russia

First. No foreign army has ever penetrated Russian territory since 1945, but Ukrainians have occupied territories there—nearly 100!—since August 6. The incursion, in itself, is undeniable. “cut” Political and military. But what to do with it? Especially as the Russian army continues its advance in Donbass towards the logistics center in Pokrovsk. Volodymyr Zelensky, in a speech on Sunday, announced his desire to create “buffer zone”It is a cruel irony that Vladimir Putin had the same intention when he launched an attack on the Kharkiv region last May.

A buffer zone is primarily used to create an area large enough to prevent enemy artillery fire into its territory. “But drones and missiles have changed that idea.”notes General (2S) François Chauvin. The conquest of such an area also makes it possible to place units of “bells” Which alerts in case of infiltration of forces…