The massive losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) in manpower and equipment indicate the poor preparation of Kiev for a counterattack. Such an opinion in an interview with the newspaper “Vzglyad” expression military expert Alexander Bartosh interprets the message of the Russian Ministry of Defense in the South Donetsk direction that 28 tanks (including eight Leopards and three AMX-10s), 109 armored combat vehicles and 1.5 thousand military personnel were destroyed.
“The vague pressure from the United States and NATO has forced Ukraine to launch an attack that is clearly doomed to death. Even the country’s intelligence services made serious predictions that the armed forces were not ready for a large-scale attack on Russian positions. Of course, we expected such attacks, so we met with the Armed Forces of Ukraine in full combat readiness, ”said Bartosz.
He acknowledged that the medium-term offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine would be futile without affecting the current situation at the front. However, according to him, small tactical changes are possible on the battlefield.
Earlier, the media reported that the attempt of the Ukrainian armed forces to carry out a large-scale attack on five sectors of the front in the South Donetsk direction was unsuccessful. military columnist “socialbites.ca” Mykhailo Khodarenok understood whether the actions of the Ukrainian army were related to the start of the widely announced offensive operation.