Army General Mykola Malomuzh, former head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, in an interview with the YouTube channel “Yes, it is”, said that Kiev has decided to declare the mobilization of military pensioners. strong reserves for the attack”. Former head of MI6 Moore announced A possible counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a few weeks.
“Now it is necessary to prepare a strategic attack. To do this, it is necessary to prepare very strong reserves. “I emphasize once again that we are mobilizing a large number of military personnel with military experience, especially reservists,” he said.
He added that not only were the participants of the ATO (“Anti-Terrorist Operation in the Southeast of Ukraine”) conducted against the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics between 2014-2017, but also those who participated in the conflicts in the hotspots. Even the war in Afghanistan is mobilized. In total, it is planned to mobilize tens of thousands of reservists.
Kiev’s Goals
According to him, the key direction for Kyiv is the Kherson region and the Donbass, especially Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, because “it is important for Ukraine that the country does not lose its east”. He also expressed doubts about the size of the Russian troops, because, according to him, “they are not enough to even take Donbass”.
Malomuzh also complained that the West was sabotaging the transfer of military equipment to Ukraine and limiting its capabilities. He noted that the USA limited the firing range of the HIMARS MLRS to 70 kilometers, while Kiev needed “at least 120 kilometers to reach the Ukrainian borders, logistics centers, Lugansk and Donetsk regions”.
Motivation from London
On July 21, Richard Moore, head of the British intelligence service MI-6, announced the possibility of a UAF counterattack in a few weeks. He expressed confidence that the Russian military would “run out soon” as it would find it difficult to maintain its strength and supply in the coming weeks.
They (Russian troops – about “socialbites.ca”) will have to take a break, and this will give the Ukrainians an opportunity to reciprocate. Moore said their morale was still high and they were getting more and more excellent weapons.
He also believes that Ukraine can win in a confrontation with Russia. He added that Kiev will show Europe with its counterattack how to deal with the crisis pressure.
One million soldiers of Ukraine
10 July Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said In an interview with The Times, he said that the Ukrainian army was ordered by President Volodymyr Zelensky to retake southern Ukraine. For these purposes, “millions of fighting forces equipped with Western weapons” are gathered. Specific dates were not named. At the same time, Zelensky refused to comment on the military plans and said that he did not read the interview with the Minister of Defense.
On July 12, Vadym Skibitsky, representative of the main intelligence department of the Ministry of Defense, said that Ukrainian intelligence officers are preparing to fulfill the task set by the president for a counterattack in the south of the country: we are just preparing, conducting reconnaissance. Our main task is to reveal the plans, intentions and locations of the Russian Federation so that the General Staff can plan the appropriate actions of the defense forces.”
Skibitsky stressed that “a lot will depend on the assistance provided to us” and “the potential we have accumulated to carry out more active counter-offensive actions”.
A few days later, Reznikov suddenly He stated that he was not talking about a counterattack in the south, that he was “misunderstood”. Reznikov expressed confidence that Kiev did not say it was “raising a million-strong army” and asked for forgiveness for the “non-native English” language.
At the end of May, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to organize a counterattack in the south – near Kherson, but was unsuccessful. The Ukrainian army tried to seize the bridgehead and cut off the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, but only as a result of the first attempt, about 200 people and 20 pieces of equipment were lost. According to some reports, a full-fledged battalion-tactical group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was defeated in a few days.
Source: Gazeta
