MOSCOW, 24 Aug. Ukraine is mobilizing all its remaining forces after a hugely unsuccessful UAF offensive in the summer, retired US General David Petraeus writes in an article for the Washington Post. direction.
“The total mobilization of all sectors of society in the country is evidence of their intentions,” Petraeus said.
The general noted that the Russians had created a well-thought-out elastic defense system that put the Ukrainian forces in an extremely difficult situation.
«Russian troops have prepared an extensive and deep defense, consisting of wide strips of skillfully laid mines, anti-tank ditches and other obstacles. <…> Because of this, the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffer heavy losses and begin to get tired,» the expert added .
On June 4, the Ukrainian army launched a counteroffensive in the Yuzhnodonetsk, Artemivsk and, above all, Zaporozhye directions, throwing into battle brigades trained by the North Atlantic Alliance and armed with Western equipment.
Vladimir Putin noted on July 21 that the enemy has the results no, and Western curators are clearly disappointed with the course of the «counterattack». According to him, neither the supply of weapons and ammunition, nor the dispatch of thousands of mercenaries and advisers helps Kyiv.