The Ukrainian army is pulling heavy equipment to the line of contact in the area of Bakhmut (Russian name – Artemovsk), but it gets stuck in the mud and slows down the counterattack. The video from the venue is broadcast by the Telegram channel. “Warriors of the Russian Spring”.
In one of the videos, a tank tows the Turkish Kirpi armored vehicle along the “path of death” as stated in the video title. According to the source, this route is under constant fire by Russian troops.
The weather also prevents the Ukrainian Armed Forces from launching a counterattack: the rains are destroying the trenches and roads. But as early as April 14, according to forecasts, the rains will stop in Ukraine and the weather will warm, military reporters reported.
Oleksiy Reznikov, former head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine declarationThat the Ukrainian army is preparing for a counterattack. In his opinion, Kiev’s European partners should increase military aid with heavy equipment.
Meanwhile, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andriy Melnyk aforementionedThat Kiev does not have enough tanks to prepare a counterattack and gain an advantage on the battlefield.
With words Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine is “preparing to be strong in war.” He said nothing about the preparations for the counterattack.