Former American intelligence officer Scott Ritter said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) will not be able to hold their own under the onslaught of Russian troops and will be forced to retreat. He mentioned this in an interview Youtube channel Danny Haiphong.
According to him, the initiative from the beginning of offensive actions was in the hands of the Russian side. Ritter believes that ultimately the Ukrainian defense line will “collapse” and the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be forced to withdraw beyond the Dnieper and surrender areas.
He believes that the Russian side has already seized the initiative on the front.
Before this, it was known that Western countries could do it. reconsider Aid approach to Ukraine after the failure of the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Earlier, Polish General Leon Komornitsky said that the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) would not be successful because it was carried out “against all the rules of military art.”
The soldier emphasized that, in connection with this development of events, the statements that the counter-attack would bring success to the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not correspond to the truth and that Kiev will not achieve results.
Previously Zelensky saidIt prevents Ukraine from transferring hostilities to the territory of the Russian Federation.