The Ukrainian Army will be in the Crimea by mid -2023 - US General

Neither the call of 300,000 people to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation nor the threat of nuclear weapons will not significantly affect the situation on the fronts of Ukraine. Former US Army Commander in Europe is given by the retired General Ben Gogess in an interview with Lithuanian National LRT television. General Gogeges has praised the achievements of the Armed Forces General Staff lately.

Despite the fact that after a counter -offensive in the Kharkiv direction, the Ukrainian army has not reached other territorial victories, Ukrainian defenders continue to destroy the enemy's logistics, and this will bring results in due time. "You will not see the liberated city every day. It is simply impossible.

But I still hope that by the end of this year, the Ukrainian forces will push Russian troops on the position of February 23, and by mid -next year, Ukrainians will be in Crimea," Gogeges said. The American General noted the existence of myths about the power of the Russian army today, as the real situation speaks quite another.

According to him, officials from the US Defense Ministry have a clear assessment of the combat capability of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, when they say that Russians are able to open the front, for example, in the Baltic Sea, Transnistria, or on the border with Finland. "The Navy did not make a real contribution to the war in Ukraine, the air forces do not want to fly over Ukraine, and the land troops are exhausted.

I think the people I talk about, do not understand how bad the situation is now, partly with Due to corruption, in the Ministry of Defense of Russia, " - said Goges. However, it should be borne in mind that if you reduce the sanction pressure on the Kremlin or reduce military assistance to Ukraine today, Russia will eventually be able to recover.

"Therefore, it is important that we continue to help Ukraine until it wins Russia on the battlefield and restore sovereignty over its entire territory, including Crimea," the American general summed up. Previously, former US Land Forces Commander in Europe Ben Goveges commented on the Kremlin's threats to use nuclear weapons. According to him, these are not empty words of Russian officials, but it is most effective not at the time of application, but as a factor for restraint.