At this point, the Ukrainians lost an opportunity for the Russians to launch an offensive operation, an attack on the Donbass, said General Valdemar Skripsak, analyzing the Ukrainian counteroffensive on TVN24. “As of today, the Russians are going to secure the entire front,” he said. He pointed out in his opinion that the Ukrainian action in the direction of Kharkiv is “important”.
Ukrainian counteroffensive moves forward. Ukrainian military forces have driven Russian troops from more than 20 cities in the past 24 hours, public officials in Kiev said. According to the staff, several areas in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions are being “liberated”. Ukrainians report “successful actions” of the Ukrainian army in the Kherson direction in the south of the country.
“Ukrainians lost an opportunity to launch an offensive operation to the Russians”
Former commander of the ground forces at the front, retired Lt. Gen. Waldemar Skripsak, analyzed the situation on TVN24. Among other things, he spoke about Ukrainian actions in the Kharkiv region.
The key to operations in the North is good intelligence. Ukrainians realized that some selected troops of the Russian army had invaded the region from Issia. Donbasswere transferred to other directions where the Russians felt they were needed, especially in the Kherson direction, he said.
In the Kharkiv direction, he said, the Russians “filled this area with a mess drawn from Lugansk, Donetsk, and troops of their third and fourth categories.” – Ukrainians recognized it, learning from the local population that the army was weak and demoralized. They organized an attack in two selected directions, broke through the shallow defenses up to five kilometers and entered the operational space in two directions – Kubiansk and Isium. Ukrainians broke the Russian military strike group that attacked Donbass since April 3, the general further analyzed.
As he said, “At this point, the Ukrainians lost an opportunity for the Russians to launch an offensive operation, an attack on the Donbass.” – In my opinion, Ukrainians won the battle for Donbass – rated the army.
General Skrzypczak: All along the front, the Russians are going on the defensive
General Skrzypczak was asked whether, in his opinion, the Russians had permanently lost their offensive capabilities in the Donbass direction. – Currently, the Russians are used by the entire front to defend themselves, they are unable to conduct offensive operations – he said. According to him, this proves not only the lost battle for Donbass, but also the expulsion of the invaders from the south. – So in general, the Russians are unlikely to conduct an offensive operation in the near future. They definitely lost the Donbass battle – the army said.
Main photo source: TVN24
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