General Douglas Sims, Director of Operations for the Pentagon Joint Staff, said the Ukrainian counteroffensive was progressing more slowly than the United States expected. It has been reported DEA News.
“It may not go as fast as we would like,” Sims said.
At the same time, the American general added that the Ukrainian Armed Forces fought quite fierce battles.
Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declarationThe minefields is the biggest challenge during the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Austin also noted that the Ukrainian military still has “large forces” at its disposal to continue the counteroffensive.
July 12 US President Joe Biden declarationHe said that the military, participating in the activities of the NATO summit in Vilnius, showed that the counteroffensive has become a difficult task for Ukraine.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin said: He made a decision On conducting a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to perform the operation just gave birth Sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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