Yeah, you know, I think that's part of what is going on with these shaping operations.

是的，你知道，我认为这是这些整形操作的一部分。

FT Ukraine correspondent Chris Miller says these are what are being called shaping operations.

英国《金融时报》驻乌克兰记者克里斯·米勒说， 这些就是所谓的塑造行动。

So shaping operations are essentially the preparations that take place before any major forward thrust or ground counter-offensive, right?

因此，塑造行动本质上是在任何重大向前推进或地面反攻之前进行的准备，对吧？

Yeah, I mean, there's a lot of talk of this phrase " shaping operations" , which you also write about in the FT, as what Ukraine is about.

是的，我的意思是， 很多人都在谈论“塑造行动”这个短语，你也在英国《金融时报》上写过，就像乌克兰一样。