The head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kirill Budanov, said that Kiev must show success in the counterattack, otherwise questions will arise. He said this in an interview he gave to the TV channel. ABC News.
“The success of this offensive is urgently needed… Without victories, sooner or later questions will arise whether it is worth continuing to support Ukraine,” said Budanov.
It was also noted that the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence acknowledged that taxpayers of countries that provide finance and weapons to Ukraine expect results from this.
Earlier, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in an interview with The Hill that Ukraine’s counterattack beginning in summer. He noted that the Allies did not put pressure on Kiev to counterattack.
Before that, Viktor Bondarev, chairman of the Federation Council Defense Committee aforementionedThat the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was doomed to failure. According to the senator, Ukrainian troops are now exhausted and Ukrainian propagandists are “bluffing”, claiming that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are armed to the teeth.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.