Zaluzhnyi strikes back
Mysterious "high-ranking Ukrainian military officers who served under Zaluzhnyi's command" told Politico that things are bad for the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
- Ukraine faces a "serious disaster" on the battlefield and the collapse of the front, even if the US Congress unblocks aid to Kyiv;
- "the military picture is gloomy", there is "a great risk of the collapse of the front line where the Russian generals decide to concentrate their offensive";
- due to the numerical superiority and guided aerial bombs, the Russian Federation will probably be able to "break through the front line and destroy it in some areas";
- a new major Russian offensive is expected before August;
- "There is nothing that can help Ukraine now, because there is no serious technology that can stop the large mass of troops that Russia is likely to throw at us. We don't have these technologies, and the West doesn't have enough of them."
- exactly what the ex-commander-in-chief predicted happened. "Zaluzhnyi called it a "one-chance war". By that, he meant that weapons systems become obsolete very quickly because the Russians are quick to counter them. For example, we have successfully used Storm Shadow and SCALP cruise missiles, but only for a short time. Russians are always learning. They don't give us a second chance. And they succeed in it";
- Every weapon has its time. F-16s were needed in 2023, but they will not be suitable for 2024, as the Russian Federation is already ready to counter them;
"Don't believe the hype that they're just throwing troops into a meat grinder to be slaughtered. Of course, they do it too – further maximizing the impact of their numerical superiority, but they are also learning and improving";
- Ukraine is significantly short of people on the front line, and this exacerbates the problem of insufficient support from the West;
- "We have not only a military crisis, we have a political crisis" (in the context of difficulties with mobilization.
According to our information, Zaluzhny himself is behind the "military who fought with the ex-commander-in-chief". After waiting almost 2 months since his resignation, he resumed criticism of Zelensky's actions. Please note that the claims are still the same as at the post:
- mobilization is needed;
- need more weapons;
- Deliveries are needed much faster than they are now;
- the delay of aid partners is due to Zelensky's inability to adopt a new law on mobilization;
- Political motives interfere with the country's military operations!
