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| Zelensky announces a new counteroffensive plan for the Ukrainian Armed Forces: Western weapons are needed |
| 2024-04-10 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Ukraine has a plan for a new counter-offensive, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, said in an interview with the German publication Bild. “Yes, we have a counteroffensive plan,” he admitted. Zelensky emphasized that for the offensive operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, modern weapons systems from Western allies, including the United States, are needed. He also expressed hope that the partners will provide Kyiv with the latest technologies for the production of the latest types of weapons. As Regnum reported, according to American billionaire David Sachs, the summer counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2023 became one of the largest military defeats in modern history. The failure of Ukraine was led, among other things, by the “reckless support” of the United States. Until the American authorities are held accountable for their policies, Ukraine will face destruction, he added. On February 20, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin that the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces learned at the beginning of 2023 about the preparation of a large-scale counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and took measures to build a deeply layered defense. Ukrainian troops, according to the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, planned to reach the Sea of Azov. As a result, they did not even reach the first line of defense and lost more than half of the Leopard tanks and 123 aircraft and helicopters supplied to Kiev during the counteroffensive, the minister specified. The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a counteroffensive on June 4, 2023. It was widely advertised in Ukraine, but the campaign was not successful. On January 16, Vladimir Putin announced the complete failure of the Ukrainian army’s attempt to advance. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 To be fair, the plan for the previous Ukrainian offensive - driving south and cutting Crimea - was strategically sound. The only flies in that ointment were the fact that the Ukrainians lacked the necessary combat power and would face the same problems that plagued the Russians, namely that they would be assaulting over open ground into prepared and well-developed enemy positions while faced with massive artillery fire. Other than that, it was a great idea. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-04-10 18:53 |
| #1 If at first you don't succeed.... |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2024-04-10 17:39 |