British political scientist and author of books about Russia, Mark Galeotti, wrote in his article for the newspaper: TimesThe counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) appears to have “run out of steam”.
“On the battlefield, the Ukrainian counterattack appears to have run out of steam,” he said.
According to the political scientist, the “mud season” does not allow us to trust that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will make more serious progress by spring.
The British political scientist also noted that the Ukrainian army was exhausted and suffered heavy losses despite efforts to minimize it.
Oleg Soskin, former advisor to Leonid Kuchma in October commentedThat Ukraine is doomed to defeat because the country has not developed its own military-industrial complex.
Before that, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu statedRussia has no choice but to win during a special military operation in Ukraine.
He was previously a fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated About the lack of understanding of the causes of the conflict in Ukraine.