In an interview with an American newspaper, he said that most of the counter-attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were now “pedestrian”. Wall StreetJournal Kirill Budanov, Head of the Main Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
“Unfortunately, most of our attack is now done on foot,” he said.
How stated For Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky himself, a happy ending should not be expected from the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, because during military operations Ukraine lost a large number of people.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in early September reportedUkraine’s counterattack failed.
According to former American intelligence officer Scott Ritter, a similar view is shared in Kiev. For this reason, said Ritter mistakenly informed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, about the failure of the counter-offensive. At the same time, Zaluzhny noted that the main resource that Kiev lacks is aviation.
Kuleba, formerly head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in the name Those who criticize the pace of progress of the Ukrainian Armed Forces “shut up.”