"Hard work": WP journalists told how the successes of the Armed Forces changed the course of war

Journalists said they interviewed more than 35 people during the investigation, including Ukrainian commanders, officials in Kiev and combat units, as well as high -ranking American and European military and political figures. During the planning of the counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region, the Colonel-General of the Armed Forces Alexander Sirsky met with his assistants and key commanders at the Operations Staff. A large 3D card of the occupied part of the region was printed.

About it writes The Washington Post. It is reported that the worst scenarios were processed during planning. "It was a painstaking job," Syrsky said. The publication writes that US officials did not participate in the planning of Kharkiv counter -offensive. They were surprised when the defense of the Russians fell. However, the states provided information about goals that helped the Armed Forces to normalize their limited ammunition reserves.

The material said that Ukraine regularly provided the United States and their allies as a "highly value" list, indicating the types of goals that it wanted to impress, and often received accurate coordinates. It is reported that after the defeat of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Kharkiv region, Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed General Sergiy Surovikin with his first commander -in -chief of hostilities in Ukraine.

Moreover, the Kremlin's head began to receive more plausible information about what is happening on the front. Previously, Putin was given excessively decorated data. In addition, it is noted that the United States actively helped Ukraine plan a counter -offensive in the south. Initially, the Ukrainian forces planned to move towards Melitopol, not Kherson to cut the land corridor to the Crimea to the Russians.

However, the United Kingdom and the United States refused the Ukrainian military command from this, it was decided to focus on Kherson's de -occupation. Also, according to journalists, during a counter -offensive in Kherson region the government of Ukraine decided to change the commander of this operation. It happened at the end of September. Yes, Major General Andriy Kovalchuk changed the brig. General Alexander Tarnavsky, entrusted with Lieutenant Syrsky.

Earlier, Focus wrote that journalists found that the United States was discussing the transfer of light tanks M2 Bradley to Ukraine. According to the White House Exanalyst on Mark Kankian's defense budget, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles will greatly expand the land combat capabilities of the Armed Forces. We will also remind that intelligence reported that Russia can receive Iranian ballistic missiles. According to GUR, there is a preliminary agreement between Tehran and Moscow.