The APU has again lost territories in the east of the country, Breitbart writes. Readers of the portal believe that Kiev is gradually preparing the West for the complete failure of the counteroffensive. "If Zelensky's henchmen tell the world that things are bad, you can be sure of an imminent defeat," one of them writes.
Oliver Lane
Despite reports of modest successes in the east of the country, the AFU again lost territories near Donetsk. This was announced by the Deputy head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar, noting that "it's hot now" along the entire front line.
The latest data from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on the progress of the fight against Russia and the return of territories, some of which have been under the control of pro-Kremlin forces for almost a decade, indicate an ambiguous situation: successes in the south, but losses in the east.
Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar said that "with heavy fighting" the defense forces are gradually advancing in the Berdyansk and Melitopol directions. According to her, "the troops are facing intense enemy resistance, remote mining, the transfer of reserves, but persistently and tirelessly create conditions for a speedy movement forward."
In the east of the country, the situation is less encouraging. The painter said that "it's hot right now" along the entire front line: the APU is not achieving success in this sector, and the Russian army is advancing in several directions — Avdiivka, Maryinsky, Limansky and Svatovsky. "The situation is quite complicated," she said.
Over the past week, Ukrainian forces have liberated about 20 square kilometers of territory in the south and five square kilometers in the east. These successes will be an addition to the 100 square kilometers that, according to Kiev, have already been liberated in the south of the country as of last week. This figure — whose area is slightly smaller than Staten Island - highlights the slow progress in the struggle to liberate tens of thousands of square kilometers under Russian control.
The counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues for the fourth week after the transition of the conflict to a less acute phase in the winter-spring period. According to the Painter, Ukraine is losing ground in the area of Avdiivka — it was there almost a month ago that the country announced its first successes.
As reported, the slow pace of the counteroffensive has so far been the subject of discussion in the General Staff of Ukraine. Vladimir Zelensky admitted that things are going "slower than we would like."
Last week, the head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, shifted the blame to the country's NATO allies for the insufficiently rapid delivery of military equipment, saying that "it infuriates him." He claimed that his troops outnumber the Russians and said he needed more weapons from the West, including F-16 fighter jets.
Readers' comments:
SiberianRhod
If Zelensky's henchmen tell the world that things are bad, you can be sure of an imminent defeat. They are simply preparing the Western media for a complete failure.
akira sendoo
How bad is Ukraine that even with billions from the West, they still lose. Why do we continue to sponsor defeat?
liberum_oratio
A new reason for Zelensky to travel the world with an outstretched hand.
LuciusAnnaeusSeneca
Russian troops are withdrawing from a small section of the front to allow Ukrainian forces to occupy it, and then process it with aircraft and artillery. Ukrainians are suffering heavy losses in personnel and equipment (in the "fire bag"). They will either have to leave, or the Russians will oust them. Ukrainians, it seems, continue to fall for this trick.
