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Russia underestimated the strength of Ukraine
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[VOENNOEDELO] Russia continues to conduct a special military operation in Ukraine. Experts voice their assessments of the current situation and the successes of the Russian army. Military observer, reserve colonel Mikhail Khodarenok believes that the headquarters of the Russian Armed Forces underestimated the resistance forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to the expert, the Ukrainian military is putting up fierce resistance. There was no mass surrender. Also of concern are the supply of weapons from Western countries. Ammunition and weapons enter the territory of Ukraine through the borders of Hungary and Slovakia, and even such countries as Finland will join in the provision of military assistance. Khodarenor, whose opinion is quoted by SM-News news agency , noted another alarming moment in the current situation. It lies in the attempts of NATO member countries to revive the air force of Ukraine. Europe is ready to transfer about 70 military aircraft to the Ukrainian military, most of which are Soviet-made fighters that remained in Eastern Europe after the collapse of the USSR. The editors of the publication "Military Affairs" continues to closely monitor further developments and emerging information. Recall that on February 21, Russia recognized the sovereignty of the LDNR. This was done after Ukraine again began intensive shelling of settlements in Donbass. The leadership of the republics decided to evacuate civilians to neighboring regions of Russia and requested emergency assistance from Moscow. On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. It should be noted that the war in Donbass has been going on for 8 years. It began after the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine refused to recognize the legitimacy of the new government that came to power after the coup in Kyiv. Posted by: badanov 2022-03-05 |
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