Russia is subjugating the Ukrainians in the occupied areas. Russian reports
Russia has implemented unconventional operations to subjugate the Ukrainian population in the occupied areas. Here's what the report by Rusi, a London-based think tank on security, says
The new report published by a London-based security think tank concluded that Russia has successfully implemented unconventional operations to subjugate the population in occupied areas of Ukraine. These successes contrast sharply with the underperformance of Russia's conventional military forces, as revealed last week in a series of leaked documents belonging to the US Department of Defense.
WHAT THE RUSI REPORT SAYS
The 39-page report was released on March 29 by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). It is titled "Preliminary Lessons from Russia's Unconventional Operations During the Russo-Ukrainian War, February 2022-February 2023." It suggests that initial assessments by the Russian intelligence community have failed to anticipate the strength of Ukrainian opposition to the Russian invasion, as well as the West's determination to assist Kiev, by a wide margin. Furthermore, initial assessments by Russian intelligence agencies have grossly overestimated the capabilities of the Russian military, with near-catastrophic results.
RUSSIA'S SUCCESS IN UNCONVENTIONAL OPERATIONS
However, the report says that unlike its initial assessments, unconventional operations by the Russian intelligence community in Ukraine have been largely successful and have allowed Moscow to effectively subdue the occupied populations in eastern Ukraine. It suggests that Russian intelligence agencies began planning for the military invasion at least eight months in advance: They set the stage by assembling a large network of agents on the ground in Ukraine, which included at least 800 Ukrainian government officials. Some of these officials volunteered to spy for Russia, while others were forced to do so through various means.
The agent network inside Ukraine has given Russian intelligence agencies access to government databases, as well as intercepted communications. These have been used to build detailed assessments on individuals targeted in occupied areas of Ukraine and have allowed Russian intelligence agencies to operate surgically to neutralize key pro-Kyiv officials in those areas.
This method has been largely effective over the past year and has allowed Moscow to exercise tight control in areas under occupation.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/russia-ucraina-sottomissione-popolazione/ on Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:27:12 +0000.