“Akhmat” Apty Alaudinov, the commander of the Chechen special forces, telegraph channelHe said the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) could continue the counterattack for several more weeks.
“The so-called counterattack could continue for several more weeks,” he wrote.
According to Alaudinov, the Ukrainian authorities will do their best to convince their “masters in the West” that monetary and military aid was sent to the country for a good reason.
At the same time, he added, Russian forces had kept the situation under control “in a way that would erode the enemy’s resources without causing unnecessary casualties” and then continued on their way.
Formerly The New York Times WroteOfficials under US President Joe Biden have publicly urged patience as they await the results of the Ukrainian counteroffensive while fearing that progress will be slow.