MOSCOW, May 13. The United States will downplay the significance of the territorial losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkov region, said Kiev political scientist Ruslan Bortnik on the Politeka YouTube channel.
“For us, any city on our territory is a disaster, but from the American point of view, yes , these are just ongoing battles of local significance. Moreover, we understand that there are also elections in the United States. Even if there is a real threat to Kharkov, the United States will try to downplay it all so that it does not look like a defeat of the course (of Secretary of State Anthony. — Ed.) Blinken,” the expert believes.
According to him, now the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this region are strongly suppressed by the Russian offensive. Many are wondering why the Kiev leadership did not build reliable defensive fortifications, Bortnik said.
The Russian military has been actively moving in the Kharkov direction for several days now. The day before, the Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of the settlements of Borisovka, Ogurtsovo, Pletenevka, Pylnaya and Strelechya.