According to a Ukrainian officer, the ongoing counter-offensive in Kiev should not be associated with too high expectations. A quick end to the war is not expected: “There is still a long way to go,” said Lieutenant Colonel Serhij Osachuk. According to British intelligence, both sides are currently suffering heavy losses.
Osachuk is stationed at the front in Donbass. Nevertheless, the course of the counter-offensive in his front section was positive, the officer explained – the forces continued to advance every day. If you compare the war in Ukraine with the First World War, “we are in 1916, no further,” said the doctor of history. After that, the First World War lasted another two years. According to the report, Osachuk is deployed to Chasiv Yar near the town of Bakhmut, which is currently occupied by Russian forces after months of heavy fighting.
‘Russian divisions well trained and equipped’
Referring to the ongoing counter-offensive of the Ukrainian forces, the officer said that it is not the intention to fight costly battles for every village. Instead, the idea is to encircle Russian troops so that they retreat over a wide area for fear of encirclement. “But I am very realistic, I see what we are dealing with. There are Russian divisions, they are also well trained and equipped. They have modern T-90 tanks, not museum pieces on Red Square.”
Ukraine launched a counter-offensive earlier this month to retake Russian-held areas. According to Kiev, several cities and about a hundred square kilometers of land have already been recaptured. Moscow, on the other hand, insists that the Ukrainian counter-offensive has “failed”.
Heaviest losses for Moscow since the Battle of Bakhmut in March
According to the British secret services, the fierce fighting is currently causing many casualties on both the Ukrainian and Russian sides. Russian troops have probably suffered their heaviest casualties in recent days since the battle for the city of Bakhmut in March, according to a report released by the defense ministry on Sunday.
The ministry did not estimate the number of casualties. Accordingly, the most intense fighting takes place in Zaporizhia Oblast, western Donetsk Oblast and around Bakhmut. “Ukraine remains on the offensive in all these areas and has made small progress,” it said. In the south, on the other hand, Russia often carries out relatively successful ‘defensive missions’. The Ministry of Defense has published a report every day since the beginning of Russia’s offensive war against the neighboring country almost 16 months ago. Moscow accuses London of disinformation.
Source: Krone
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