MOSCOW, 4 Sep. Russian troops continue to advance and, if necessary, can take control of Kharkiv, Oleg Soskin, a former adviser to Leonid Kuchma, said on his YouTube blog. army — ed.) will go, and Kharkiv will be captured with all the ensuing consequences,” he said. In this case, the Armed Forces of Ukraine may take flight, the expert noted.
“Moreover, it should be noted such an unpleasant thing that the Russians are advancing everywhere,” Soskin concluded.
Ukrainian troops began advancing on June 4 in the South-Donetsk, Artyomovsk and Zaporozhye directions, throwing into battle brigades trained by NATO and armed with Western military equipment. On July 21, Vladimir Putin noted that the enemy army was unable to achieve any results, and Western curators were clearly disappointed with the course of the offensive. According to him, neither the supply of arms and ammunition, nor thousands of mercenaries and advisers are helping Ukraine.
Media and military experts from the US and Europe also point to the failure of the Kiev regime's summer campaign, noting the effectiveness of Russian minefields and defense in depth.
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