The expectation of a result from the Ukrainian counterattack was exaggerated. This was expressed by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov in an interview with Fox News. TASS.
“I think the expectations regarding this counterattack plan have been exaggerated,” Reznikov said.
According to him, there are “different conditions and different obstacles” during hostilities. The defense lines of the Russian troops, especially the minefields, are very strong.
Reznikov also denied the allegation that the current actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are the “main attack”.
The previous day, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Anna Malyar, said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine started counterattack on four fronts.
Previously, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Ukrainian troops continued Attempts of offensive operations in the Donetsk, Krasnolimansk, Yuzhnodonetsk and Zaporozhye directions.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to keep Russia in his hands. Military special operation in Ukraine In response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to carry out the operation caused new events. Sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.