Reserve Colonel, Hero of Russia Alexander Nikishin believes that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) failed at the initial stage of the counterattack, as Russian troops were holding their positions. He expressed this view in an interview with ura.ru.
He believes that the actions of the last two days can be perceived “with a certain limitation” as the first stage of Ukraine’s counter-offensive actions.
According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the corporate tactical groups “studied the defensive activities, tried to open the locations of firearms, the front line defense system and effectively search for weaknesses”, but none of this worked, and the Russian army had everything, including the front line of defense. was holding.
The reserve colonel emphasized that in order to confirm the weak effect of the start of the first stage of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, it should be understood that the Russian military space forces and artillery formations did not allow the Ukrainian troops. grouping in marching, pre-battle or combat formations for units intended for it. “They marvel at this situation,” said Nikishin.
He also added that the Russian Armed Forces have implemented pinpoint missile strikes on the supply of Ukrainian troops, which makes it impossible to create accurate combat formations for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and “makes the arrival of a cheap Geran drone impossible.” quite effective.
12 May Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reportedThat on May 11, the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the offensive in the direction of Soledar along the entire line of contact (more than 95 km). According to department representative Igor Konashenkov, Ukrainian troops launched 26 attacks, involving more than a thousand military personnel and up to 40 tanks. The Ministry of Defense reported that all attacks were repelled and “breakthroughs were not allowed in the defense of Russian troops.”