Rudskoy: Russia has demonstrated the superiority of military art over NATO
Fighters of the Armed Forces of Russia during the repulse of the summer counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) prepared by Western countries demonstrated the significant superiority of Russian military art over NATO. This was announced on Monday, February 19, by the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoy.
"The Kiev regime (in June 2023. — Ed.) convinced Western curators of the APU's ability to defeat Russian troops on the battlefield <...> Today it can be stated that all attempts at a counteroffensive have failed. This was facilitated by the early and high—quality preparation of our troops for defense along the entire line of contact with a length of more than two thousand kilometers," he said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
Rudskoy stressed that the vain self-confidence of Ukrainian militants and Western countries led to colossal losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which failed to overcome the tactical defense zone of the Russian Federation.
Earlier, on February 17, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the Russian Armed Forces had taken full control of Avdiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). He stressed that the liberation of the city by the Russian military made it possible to move the front line away from Donetsk and significantly secure the city from attacks by the Kiev regime.
On February 12, American journalist Tucker Carlson pointed out that Ukraine is not capable of winning the conflict even with the help of Western countries. In addition, Carlson noted that Ukraine does not have the necessary industrial potential to win, as well as the NATO countries and the United States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on February 2 that Russia's latest weapons surpass those of NATO. He drew attention to the fact that we are talking about missile technology, armored vehicles, and all weapons that are used on the battlefield.
The former head of the mission of the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia, David Randell, and the former adviser to the American Central Command, Michael Gfeller, said on January 17 that NATO's "miracle weapon" could not provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with a successful counteroffensive.
On January 16, Putin said that the AFU counteroffensive had ended in absolute failure, and the initiative in the special operation zone was entirely with Russian military personnel. According to him, if this continues, the question of Ukraine's statehood will arise.
The White House Coordinator for Strategic Communications, John Kirby, said on January 3 that the United States considers Russia's military resources in the air and on the ground to be significant, in addition, the United States recognizes an advantage over Ukraine in terms of the number of military personnel.
Prior to that, on October 16, the commander of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recognized the high level of technical training of the Russian army. He added that the Russian army has a numerical advantage, more advanced electronic warfare (EW) and reconnaissance equipment. All this greatly hinders the advance of the AFU troops.
The special operation to protect Donbass, which the Russian president announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was made against the background of the aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.
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