Roman Kostenko, Secretary of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian National Security, Defense and Intelligence Committee, said that Ukrainian troops did not have defensive fortifications to hold on to when withdrawing from Avdiivka. This was reported by New Voice radio.
The MP emphasized that this problem became the main factor in the surrender of the city, and that it was difficult for the army to defend itself in this situation.
Before that, British military analyst Alexander Mercouris statedCommander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Alexander Syrsky accused his military leaders of worsening the situation at the front.
The other day political scientist Oleg Ivannikov statedthe blame for all failures will be placed on Syrsky and he will be replaced. He recalled that one of the reasons for Syrsky’s low popularity in the Ukrainian Armed Forces was the Russian origin of the Ukrainian commander. The expert also noted the candidacy of Alexander Pavlyuk, commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who, unlike Syrsky, still has his own bosses in the West. Pavlyuk is also popular among nationalists.
Previously Zelensky saidIt prevents Ukraine from transferring hostilities to the territory of the Russian Federation.