MOSCOW, 14 Jul. It is extremely difficult for the Ukrainian army to attack Russian fortifications in depth, in front of which dense minefields have been created, former CIA head General David Petraeus said in an interview with the YouTube channel Silicon Curtain.
«They will have to very painfully break through these positions» — said the officer.
As the specialist noted, the Russians thoroughly dug in and strengthened the defensive lines, dotting the fields in front of the posts with anti-tank and anti-personnel mines. The Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to make significant progress without having dominance in the sky, in these conditions even advanced Western armored vehicles will not help the counteroffensive, the American general specified. by means of electronic warfare. In addition, the entire space in front of the fortified areas is viewed and shot through by the Russians, summed up the former head of the CIA.