Earth Bureau | Ukrainian Independence Day, Russia and Ukraine conflicts for half a year.

Reporter Zhao Enting

On August 24th, the 31st Independence Day of Ukraine was also the days when Russia launched special military operations in Ukraine for half a year. The Ukraine did not expect that it would usher in a new independent anniversary in war and national emergency; the world did not expect that the Russian -Ukraine conflict would fight for so long and still cannot see the end.

This is a residential building taken in Harkov, Ukraine on May 6. (Xinhua News Agency)

Half a year ago, when Russia launched an offensive on February 24, the world of psychological preparation was shocked. At the beginning of the war, the Russian army launched an offense from the three directions of the north, east, and south:

In the northern direction, the Russian army pointed to Ukraine's "heart" and capital Kyiv to form a surrounding trend, and even promoted to the town of the suburbs of Kiev for a time;

In the direction of the East, in addition to the Donbas region (Lugusk and Donetsk), the Russian army also targeted Harkov, Ukrainian second largest city;

In the southern direction, the Russian army launched an attack on the areas connected to the Crimean in Zapolo, Hermuson, etc., and at the same time competed at the Snake Island near Odessa, the largest port in Ukraine.

On March 29, Russian negotiating representatives held negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey. Before the beginning of the peace talks, President Erdogan met with representatives of both sides and expressed his willingness to promote President Russia and Ukraine in the Turkey. (Xinhua News Agency)

On March 25, the Russian side announced the completion of the goal and task of the first stage of special military operations. Nevertheless, the first month's battle was not as smooth as expected, and the counterattack of the Ukraine was beyond the expectations of Russia and the outside world. As a result, the "quick battle" tactics of the first stage of Russia did not reach.

During this period, the Russian and Ukraine negotiated delegations made several rounds of contact in Belarus, and they ended no results. Under the mediation of Turkey, the representative of Russia and Ukraine was negotiated again in Istanbul, Turkey on March 29, and achieved the most substantial results since the outbreak of conflict. , Turn to assembly to Donbas.

After Kyiv's siege was lifted, the situation of the battlefield of the Russian and Ukraine conflict entered the second stage, that is, the decisive battle of the Donbass area, such as the competition of Mali Ubol, the largest port of the largest port of Uchihaba and the largest port of Aceki. At present, the Russian army has controlled most of the Donbas region and is preparing to "" the remaining sites in the Donetsk area.

At the same time, the Russian army also strengthened its attack on Halkov based on the Donbass region. It is worth noting that in order to establish land channels connected to Russia and Crimea, Russia is fighting in two regions of Zapolo and Hermuson in Russia. With much attention, Russia and Ukraine pointed out that the other party intentionally destroyed.

This is the Ace Steel Factory shot in Mali Ukopol in Ukraine on April 19. (Xinhua News Agency)

The Russian army adjusted the tactics as a camp and consolidated the existing results. However, the Black Army's counterattack should not be underestimated. The attack on the targets of the Ukraine's territory has become more frequent from the beginning, and the strike goals are even more important, such as cities in Russian border areas and logistical supplies, ammunition depot, oil, oil Military goals such as storage facilities.

Even the Urpical "Neptune" anti -ship missiles in the Western aid sank the flagship "Moscow" cruiser "Moscow". In addition, the headquarters of the Russian and Black Sea Fleet in Crimea was also attacked by drones, and Ukraine even threatened to attack the Crimea Bridge connecting Crimea and Russia.

Over the past six months, Russia and Ukraine have been in stagnation directly, but Turkey's mediation has been effective. In addition to the Istanbul peace talks at the end of March, on July 22, in Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine signed agreements with the United Nations and the United Nations, respectively, focusing on opening the Heihai Grain Food Channel.

In addition, Russian Foreign Minister also met directly during the international multilateral meeting in Turkey. Not long ago, Turkish President Erdogan visited Sochi to meet with Russian President Putin, and later visited Ukraine. According to this rhythm, the next step of Turkish mediation is likely to be in the direction of matching the Russian and Ukraine summit, but this is not easy, depending on the situation of the Russian and Ukraine battlefield.

On July 13, representatives of Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations held talks in Istanbul, Turkey. (Xinhua News Agency)

Next, how to develop the Russian and Ukraine conflict depends on the process of the Russian army that connects Crimea's land channels that is solidly connected to Crimea. How much is it.

The United States announced on the 8th of this month that it provided additional security assistance to Ukraine at $ 1 billion, which is the largest single security assistance provided by the United States to Ukraine to date. Since Biden came to power last January, the United States promised to provide a total of about $ 9.8 billion in security aid to Ukraine, of which 9.1 billion US dollars were provided after February this year.

In addition, as of early July, Britain has provided £ 2.3 billion in military assistance since the British conflict; as of early August, the EU has provided 2.2 billion euros in Ukraine's economic assistance since the EU conflict.

The Russian -Ukraine conflict has profoundly rewritten the geopolitical and security pattern of Europe after World War II. In Europe, Europe has fallen into the energy crisis. The rare hot summer summer has not ended. The Europeans have begun to worry about how to warm the next winter. Moreover, due to this, European countries generally experienced the problem of repeatedly hitting a new high, and the European economy is facing serious risk of stagnation.

Although the United States also faces the risk of high inflation and economic recession, the US government has spared no effort to provide assistance to Ukraine. Western countries such as the United States and Europe also impose several strict sanctions on Russia.Europe, which has become more and more centrifugal, has re -bundled with the United States again and continues to "North Expansion" through the Ukrainian crisis. The deterioration of European security situation will lead to Europe more dependent on the United States in defense security and even economic energy, thereby strengthening the United States' control over Europe.A few days ago, the United States reached a signal again, and announced on the 24th that it would provide about $ 3 billion in military assistance to Ukraine as soon as the 24th.At the same time, President Ukradisky said that Wu Fang had no intention of stopping the fire and sought to re -control Crimea.

Whether it is the real level of the battlefield, or the macro level of geopolitical games and the competition of large powers, it indicates that it is difficult for the Russian conflict to see the end in a short time.

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