counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, beginning about a month later – such an estimate was made on Sunday, April 23, by Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur in an interview with the portal. MISTAKE.
According to him, the main obstacle to the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive remains rainy weather, which makes it difficult to transport heavy equipment. Therefore, before starting active war Pevkur believes that at least a month will pass.
He noted that Abrams tanks were not decisive in the spring attack.
“If you listen to the opinions, [звучавшие на базе] Ramstein, it may take another month before we talk about a real counterattack. If the weather changes, this may be sooner. If not, it will take a month, maybe two.
It is more likely that Ukrainians will wait for the weather to improve before starting a wider liberation of regions, ”Pevkur says.
The head of the Estonian Ministry of Defense added that during the meeting in Germany, the issues of training Ukrainian military personnel in Western countries were also discussed. According to him, the Ukrainian forces are in great need of ammunition in addition to air defense. In addition, the issue of supplying Western-type warplanes to Ukraine is also being evaluated.
On April 21, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner PMC, announced that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will go on offense, but currently unable to launch in heavy snowfall conditions.
As Prigozhin points out, “Ukraine’s counterattack will not start today for obvious reasons – because of the terrible sleet.”
“Today in the region, even pickup trucks do not normally pass through the fields, not to mention the Urals, heavy equipment and tanks. The soil still needs ten days to dry,” he explained.
In Kiev, they repeatedly stated that they planned to launch a counterattack, but gave different dates. The Russian side declared that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were ready for the offensive.