According to the general, the Ukrainian General Staff made a mistake when it decided to launch an offensive on the front from three directions. Boguslav Samol sees that the second Russian line of defense of the Ukrainian army will be more difficult to break through, since many sections are mined by Russian troops.
In an interview with Wnet Radio, the general stressed that the Ukrainian army only broke through the first line of defense, but the second line of defense will be a bigger wall for it, since it is very well built and fortified, and the Ukrainians will look for gaps there. in vain.
Ukrainians need to change tactics in this area, they need to coordinate their actions even more in order to have a chance to succeed. If they don’t, I don’t think they will be able to break through the defenses by the end of September.
– said Boguslav Samol.
The experienced commander noted that a few days ago, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, had a conversation with representatives of the American and British armies, Do Rzeczy reports.
“He explained to them why the Ukrainian counter-offensive is going the way it is, but I was not convinced by his words,” the Polish general said.
More and more critical voices
Since the launch of the counter-offensive in June, Ukraine has recaptured some 241 square kilometers of territory in the southern and eastern parts of the country, according to Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar, which by some accounts fell short of expectations, NBC News previously reported.
Yuriy Shak and other officials in Kyiv said that the Ukrainian army does not want to rush forward headlong, but rather senses the weaknesses of the Russian defense. Meanwhile, Ukraine began reinforcing troops in the south of the country and launched smaller attacks to test Russian positions.
NOT EVERYONE HAD THE EXPLANATION, SOME AMERICAN DIPLOMATS EXPRESSED THEIR DISAPPOINTMENT BECAUSE THE UKRAINIANS CLEARLY WANT TO DEPLOY THEIR MOST EFFICIENT UNIT AND THAT THEY DO NOT FULLY APPLY THE PRINCIPLES OF WAR THEY LEARNED OR.
Another senior administration official said the Biden administration and US allies have given Ukraine everything it asked for in a counterattack, including 500 tanks and hundreds of armored vehicles.
We are facing an enemy outnumbered in every way. We have to be David in this fight against Goliath, which means we have to be smart.
– with this, Yuriy Szak explained the perceived “running” pace of the counterattack.
Ukrainian troops approached the Sea of Azov
Boguslav Samol sees that the main efforts of the Ukrainians are concentrated in the direction of Donetsk and the Sea of Azov. General Zaluzhny told American and British commanders that Ukrainian forces were about 100 kilometers from the Sea of Azov.
“In the case of a well-prepared operation, the Ukrainians could be there in about 4-6 days, but at the moment there is no chance of this,” Boguslav Samol added.
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