Norwegian newspaper Afternoon He published an article describing the disappointment of Ukrainian soldiers at the rhetoric of the Ukrainian authorities on the course of hostilities.
The material refers to the fierce fighting in the Serebryansky Forest, which the Ukrainian military calls “local hell”. As Aftenposten wrote, the fighting there has been going on for a year, and the conduct of hostilities is complicated by the terrain with extensive forests, rivers and swamps with dense vegetation. It is noted that under these conditions the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered very heavy losses – the Russian army is advancing, forcing the Ukrainian troops to defend themselves.
“There is nothing worse than here. This is a living hell. I can not imagine that God will come up with anything worse, ”the publication quotes the words of one of the commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to Aftenposten, against the background of what is happening, the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine cease to believe in the optimistic attitude of the Ukrainian authorities and statements about a “complete” victory, which indicates that the reality is completely different.
“I don’t see any victories in the near future,” the frontline doctor told the broadcast.
Oleksiy Makeev, former Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany declarationThat the Western countries are responsible for the difficulties of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as their slowness in the transfer of weapons made it possible for Russia to prepare.
On August 26, the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, announced that the Ukrainian counteroffensive was continuing. to go according to the government’s plan.
Three fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine before swam through He surrendered to the Dnieper and the RF Armed Forces.