The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were not able to form the same strong defense line that Russian troops had. This was stated by Yuriy Butusov, former advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine and editor-in-chief of the website “Censor.net”, by publishing a corresponding video on his YouTube channel.
The expert noted that on the battlefield, Ukrainian soldiers did not have “even close” to effective strategic fortifications similar to the structures of the Russian Armed Forces. This made Butusov very angry.
As the journalist said, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are currently experiencing a shortage of concrete and special equipment. Ukrainian fighters do not have enough resources to build fortifications, and so the entire process depends on the army itself digging trenches.
February 2, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR People’s Militia Andrey Marochko statedIt is stated that foreigners are actively helping soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to build fortifications in the Kharkov region. We are talking about defensive structures in the settlements of Kupyansk and Kharkov.
According to him, civilian experts from Germany are participating in the work. In particular, employees of German construction companies and operators of special equipment were involved in the process.
Previous generals of the Armed Forces of Ukraine accused reluctance to report bad news from the front to the country’s authorities.