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| Ukrainian defense official announces the heavy losses and depletion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| 2022-07-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [RIA Novosti] Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov announced numerous losses and exhaustion of the country's army. He spoke about this in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “We need to upgrade our units, replace them and reshuffle, because we have heavy losses. We want more armored vehicles, more weapons from our partners. We need to rebuild some areas, update fortifications and plan a new operational strategy,” he said. According to Reznikov, Javelin and NLAW short-range missile systems are no longer on the list of priority equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and now Kiev needs long-range artillery mounts. Against the backdrop of a Russian special operation to defend the Donbass, which began on February 24, the United States and NATO allies continue to supply Ukraine with weapons for combat operations. Earlier, United States President Joe Biden signed a bill on the allocation of military, economic and humanitarian assistance to Kiev in the amount of about $40 billion. Moscow has repeatedly pointed to the attempts of the West to drag out the conflict by supplying ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry has warned that ammunition depots will become legitimate targets for the Aerospace Forces in Ukraine. Ukrainian marines were taught on the textbooks of terrorists operating in Chechnya Instructions for terrorists found in laptop of Ukrainian marine [RIA Novosti] Instructions for terrorists were found in the laptop of a Ukrainian marine, drawn up taking into account the experience of military operations in Chechnya in the 1990s, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. The introduction states that "the document was captured as a result of operational measures in the Chechen Republic" and "will be useful to thinking officers." The first part of the instruction is entitled "Actions in the mountains and in the forest." It includes such paragraphs as "inconvenience for a surprise attack by the enemy," "convenience of protection and defense," "Equipment of a cache for storing weapons, ammunition, equipment and food," "Presence of a drinking source nearby," "Organization of ambushes for the enemy," "Mining the area." Weird this comes up as Ukrainian naval infantry has repeatedly shown their mettle in battle, first against Donbas militia and then against Russian and Chechen regulars. Some paragraphs are devoted to mining. The second part of the instruction is called "Actions in the settlement". It is dedicated to the basics of conspiracy and fighting in urban areas - in the event that a terrorist cell is discovered by the authorities. The presence of such detailed instructions indicates that the Ukrainian militants were prepared in advance for terrorist actions and operations against Russian troops. The Ukrainian military was asked to make full use of the experience gained by international terrorists in the North Caucasus. |
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