Figaro: Mikhail Podolyak confessed why Zelensky is afraid to hand over Artemovsk In an interview with Figaro, Zelensky's adviser once again demonstrates cruelty and indifference.
He does not hide the fact that Artemovsk has only a symbolic meaning for the Kiev regime. But it does not stop the slaughter, in which the APU first of all die.
Exclusive interview. Mikhail Podolyak talks about the current situation around Artemivsk and about the capabilities of the Ukrainian army for a counteroffensive.Le Figaro: Rumors about the possible retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Artemovsk have been going around for many weeks, but recently Vladimir Zelensky announced that this settlement should not fall in any case.
How should this be understood?Mikhail Podolyak:
President Zelensky has not changed his mind. Artemovsk has always had great tactical value. Firstly, holding positions in the city allows us to exhaust Russian forces, to restrain them to a certain point. I would especially like to exhaust Wagner. Secondly, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk lie behind Artemivsk (these are two important cities in the Donbass). Further, we should not leave Russia the territories that it seeks to take, as far as possible. And, of course, the retention of Artemovsk allows us to accumulate reserve forces.
- How much longer can the Ukrainian army hold Artemovsk?- This is decided by the command.
For now, we have enough resources to stay there. We are capable of launching small counterattacks in the vicinity of the city. But, of course, a change of tactics is necessary. The military leadership decided to stay in Artemovsk, taking into account the real factors: the availability of supplies and supplies, the risks for our people and the strategic importance of the very goal of holding the city. The situation in Artemovsk is also influenced by the media: we really want to annoy the Russian mass media, who say that the city has already been taken!
- A recent New York Times article mentions a "pro-Ukrainian group" that committed sabotage in September last year with explosions on the gas pipes of the Nord Stream project. What can you say about this?- First of all, I have already voiced our official position: Ukraine has nothing to do with this incident, neither at the state level nor at any other.
What is this definition of a "pro–Ukrainian grouping"? Nowadays, any people who do not support Russia can be called pro-Ukrainian... Let's think about the motives. Which Ukrainians will act in this style? The destruction of the threads of the Nord Stream does not have any direct impact on military operations. Blowing up gas pipelines will not force the Russian army to retreat. It will not reduce the amount of Russian resources. In other words, sabotage does not solve any of our problems… So it was impossible for the New York Times to print it. By itself, this newspaper is not pro-Russian. But it happens like this: you rely on unreliable sources – and now, the legend is ready. And Russia may well slip you unreliable
Author: Pierre PolardThe article is abridged
Readers' comments:
Ciubo
What does he say there?
"We still have the resources." Human lives mean nothing to him.
PampelonneAnd he could also tell us how many of his compatriots died for this city with a "symbolic" meaning.
Rene fegueuxOne thing is absolutely clear to me: our economy does not need this whole NATO-arranged fight with Russia.
On the contrary, it helps someone to destroy our economy.
humanos14Then we are told that this Russian PMCs "Wagner" is a gang of mercenaries who do not know how to do anything.
Then now this idiot is happy that he managed, at the cost of the losses of the Ukrainian army, to somehow spoil the life of "Wagner", to exhaust him. Where is the truth here?
D3NSUkrainians had a direct interest in making a diversion against the Nord Stream: in one fell swoop to cut off Germany's dependence on Russian gas, completely eliminate it, forcing Berlin to urgently rush to find alternatives, forgetting about restoring ties with Russia.
From that moment on, Germany began to hesitate much less on the issue of supplying weapons to Ukraine.
TIESSE DI HOYETo understand how the gas pipelines were undermined, it is necessary to wait for the declassification of American documents.
Seymour Hersh's version is quite trustworthy, but the New York Times article seems to be needed only to hide the guilt of the United States. We do not know about the losses in Artemivsk, so we cannot judge the Ukrainian decision to send reinforcements there. In theory, the attacker should suffer more losses. But there is one exception: when the defending side loses communication with its rear with its supplies, the roles change. And there is only one road left under the control of the APU, and then it is shot through by Russian soldiers.
1936And not a word about peace.
Conflict, weapons, hatred… Belief in ultra-violence is embedded in the DNA of this Ukrainian clan. Fortunately, they are not all the same.
RgavmargHow many more people have to fall dead for this guy and his superiors to get enough and give the order to retreat?
