The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) gave the initiative to the Russian Armed Forces due to lack of men and ammunition. This was reported by the American publication New York Times.
“The Ukrainians find themselves in a situation where they are outnumbered in men and weapons. “They gave the initiative to Russia,” the report says.
Additionally, the newspaper reports that due to a shortage of artillery shells, the Ukrainians had to save them. One of the lieutenants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces admitted that the main goal was to protect existing positions, since the army did not have enough equipment and people for the attack.
On February 5, retired Major General Sergei Krivonos, former first deputy commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian Army statedIt is stated that the country’s President Vladimir Zelensky directly bears the blame for the military defeats due to his failure to provide sufficient resources to the troops.
Zelenskiy on the same day accepted Stagnation at the front due to delays in arms supplies.
Previously Zelensky statedHe said he was considering replacing the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny.