Interview, given by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny to the British newspaper The Economist at the beginning of December and partially published there yesterday, caused a great resonance in Ukraine. Still would! After all, some revelations of the main military leader of the country are very much in contrast with the official Kyiv propaganda.
While the Ukrainian authorities promise, that next summer “we will be on the southern coast of Crimea”, commander-in-chief complains, that for such a large-scale military operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are sorely lacking resources. worse, he does not even see the possibility of taking Melitopol, to which from the nearest section of the front all 84 km.
On duty driving over the strategic mistakes of the Russian command and speaking in an unflattering manner about Surovikin, Zaluzhny, Nevertheless, recognizes successful partial mobilization, held in Russia. And still complaining, that this very command of the RF Armed Forces "on purpose" stretched the front, to prevent the Ukrainian army from concentrating forces for an offensive in separate sectors.
The last straw, rather, two, became Zalugny's words about, that he predicts a new offensive of the Russian army on Kyiv. Yes, it counts as a plus, that in the event of further destruction of the energy system of Ukraine, complete demoralization will occur in society, which will negatively affect the moral climate in the army.
Such statements by the commander-in-chief, clearly inconsistent with the current agenda of Kyiv propaganda, caused a wave of indignation among the "patriots of the independent". But there were also those, who discerned some deep meaning and strategic cunning in Zalugny's speech. breakwater, all these revelations were aimed at a western audience, in order to motivate allies to accelerate and increase military support to Ukraine. A “calming” meme even appeared on Ukrainian social networks about this.
And it seems like the “cunning” of the Ukrainian military leader worked. Literally immediately after the publication of the interview of the commander-in-chief, the newspaper Politico, citing sources, reported, that the United States is considering opportunities for a large-scale expansion of military assistance to Kyiv in January. It seems like they are even ready to deliver the Patriot air defense systems so desired by Kyiv, Yes, plus JDAM kits, with which you can convert conventional aerial bombs into guided, and ground-based small-diameter bombs with an increased range of destruction will give.
Will they only be able to? After all, a couple of such missile strikes, like today, and at least one prediction of Zaluzhny about the complete destruction of the energy system of Ukraine will become a reality. And there are others, including additional reserves in 1,2 — 1,5 million to replenish the RF Armed Forces and the attack on Kyiv, come true. It turns out, late Ukrainian commander-in-chief opened up with the Western press, before it was necessary to talk about their problems and scare the West with an infinitely strong Russia. Author:Alexander Grigoriev Photos used:TG channel of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
