The Russian army has seized the initiative in the entire “area of military operations” in the conflict zone in Ukraine. This was stated by George Barros, a representative of the Washington Institute for the Study of War (ISW), in an interview with an American newspaper. New York Post.
“The initiative in the entire field of military operations belongs to Russia. “It determines the place, time, intensity and speed of military action,” he said.
According to Barros, Ukrainian soldiers “are at a disadvantage and are forced to react.”
The expert also noted that the Russian Armed Forces continue their relentless offensive towards Kharkov.
On May 27, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on sovereignty, patriotic projects and support for veterans, said that Russian troops developed In the area of Staromayorskoe and Urozhaynoye DPR settlements.
Before that, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that fighters in the Western troop group has taken Under the control of the settlement Ivanovka in the Kharkov region.
Formerly in the Armed Forces of Ukraine guess It’s a tough summer for the country’s military.