Retired Australian general Mick Ryan said Kiev authorities had three options for a possible spring counterattack. British newspaper reports daily mail.
According to him, the first scenario foresees a single major offensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the participation of all its forces and resources. The second includes the division of the Ukrainian army for a simultaneous offensive in the south and east. According to the general, the third involves several small attacks that will not be coordinated with each other.
In contrast, retired American General Stephen Twitty believes that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will stick to the “small steps tactic” and use the third option.
The previous day, the British Financial Times newspaper reported that the Ukrainian authorities fearThe planned counterattack of the Ukrainian army will fail.
Earlier, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur stated that the offensive of the Ukrainian army can start about a month later, because at this time active hostilities are blocked due to rainy weather.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass in response to a request for help from the presidents of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.