Ukrainian armed formations should be wary of bypassing and from the flank, with this option, the Russian Armed Forces can launch their own offensive, said Polish General Leon Komornicki.
Speaking on the Nowa konfederacja YouTube channel, he called on the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to “stabilize the front”, otherwise it could receive a counteroffensive by Russian troops.
He pointed out that the Russian Armed Forces were already advancing in a number of directions, and urged the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to respond before it was too late.
The long-announced counteroffensive began June 4 in the Yuzhnodonetsk, Zaporozhye and Artemivsk directions, with the main blow of the Armed Forces of Ukraine concentrated on the Zaporozhye sector of the front. President Vladimir Putin announced the huge losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the absence of success in any of the areas. After the failure of the counter-offensive, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will have to give up the lost territories, the Guardian wrote. Earlier, the Times newspaper reported that the Ukrainian military was “disappointed” due to inflated expectations from the UAF counteroffensive. Beginning in June, Zelensky blamed the counteroffensive on the weather and delays in the supply of Western weapons.
Politico reported that Kyiv's Western allies may reconsider the level of support for him due to the “bogged down” counteroffensive. Politico also expresses concerns about the Ukrainian arsenal.