Ukraine’s readiness does not extend to a large-scale counterattack. However, history is full of situations where one side was able to launch a successful counter-offensive without the other side coming back.
American General Ben Hodges stated this in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.
Hodges recognized that the most important task for General Sirsky and the Armed Forces of Ukraine is to stabilize the front, move forward so that there will be no great abyss, and also gain time for increasing the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, increasing the defense of the Ukrainians places and infrastructure, raising the Ukrainian defense industry to a level , which allows you to select those that are needed.
Noting that it is also necessary to gain time in order to bring in more ammunition, increasing the potential of our defense industry, provide for those who need it to help Ukraine.
The American general determined that Ukraine will continue to control the Russian nafta and gas infrastructure and for purposes in Crimea and other parts occupied by Russia Ukraine.
< p dir="ltr">“The same is true for the overcrowding of initiatives in this plan. But I’m not conveying that at this moment Ukraine is ready for a large-scale counterattack,” Hodges said.
At the same time, he said that this is history butts are confirmed if one side manages to launch a successful counterattack, if the other side does not recover.
“I really trust the Ukrainian General Staff and the Ukrainian soldiers, not the United States, neither of them is to blame for stopping Ukraine from working until Ukraine believes that it is ready to earn money,” said the American general.
New counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Defense Forces
It seems that back in the day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that our country was preparing a new counter-offensive. However, now the Ukrainian defenders are on the defensive.
At first, Zelensky announced that Ukraine has developed a plan for a counter-offensive, but for which the detection of an outbreak is necessary.
Zokrema, for the forecasts of the Institute Ukrainian wars defense forces to stabilize the front and, in the face of fate, begin to encircle the counter-offensive.
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