This is a very difficult direction for the offensive. What task is facing the Armed Forces

The fact that we have active fighting, we do not give the enemy the initiative, we try to capture it in different sections of the front - it is very good and it is proper to do it. Video Day But I think that given the losses we carry, given the very difficult economic situation, occupation by an opponent of more than 20% of our country, we still need to be more realistic. And it is necessary to recognize the presence of problems, to talk more about them to solve them more.

To be honest, I am very surprising when people sometimes begin to treat a show that goes far away from them. Each strip on the map is achieved by a very difficult scary price. The situation is still intense, the enemy has a great advantage in combat equipment, aviation, artillery, tanks, a huge advantage in ammunition. There is absolutely no reason to be in advance, before something happened, to treat such a lively look.

Now that the war became positional, the enemy began to use the tactics of artillery, aviation offensive, a lot of things need to be changed systematically - strategy, security, organization. And yet things that save life - this should be the main theme of news. And how the results, successes, victories will be somewhere, it should be covered after they have taken place. This is normal and it must be maintained. I am constantly writing about it.

The Russian army dictates the initiative in many areas, sets it out, squeezes. They try to capture the Donbas first. While active actions in the Donbass, they try to become entrenched on the Right Bank, to strengthen the defense in the Kharkiv region. The situation is extremely dangerous for us. Such a configuration of the front line (if the enemy secures it, strengthen the troops, increase their density) is absolutely unprofitable for us.

Of course, we need to improve our strategic situation - to reflect the enemy in many areas in the Donbass, in the Izium direction of Kharkiv region, and of course, on the Right Bank of the Dnieper. On the Right Bank (this is obvious to anyone on the map) in the rear of the enemy of the Dnieper River. For the enemy, it is a serious obstacle if you destroy the main stationary bridges and crossings. Of course, we have good strategic opportunities, preconditions for effective fighting.

Of course, the implementation of these plans requires active action on the whole front - creating certain arms, systemic actions, concentration, and training of troops. Many or many organizational things. For us, this south now, behind the Dnieper, this large area, which controls the enemy on the approaches to Nikolaev, threatening Nikolaev and Kryvyi Rih - is a great danger.

If Russia is entrenched there, focus troops, resumes its arms reserves, there is a great danger that in this long war we will wage for many years, the enemy will use it as a bridgehead to blow to the south of Ukraine to cut off Ukraine from the Black Sea. Therefore, for us, this is, of course, strategic importance - in order not to give the enemy there to fix, and to do everything possible to discard them by the Dnieper. There is no prerequisite yet.

On the contrary: the Russian command concentrates additional forces there. The enemy has the opportunity, in addition to the bridges, on which we strike, also to give pontoon crossings, to use various cross -law. Therefore, we will not be able to completely block [ways of supply] solely on bridges. The great combat work must be ahead. And there are very cruel battles. And the enemy understands this, focuses on his strength, tries to take the initiative.

They also have attacks there, strikes, so there is a heavy fight. Now I do not see such an opportunity that the enemy just goes away. But we really need to look at the experience of our successful operations. For example, on a snake, May attack near Kharkov, where preconditions were really created to defeat the enemy. It should be understood that this difficult battle can take a long time. This does not mean that we are not effective.

This means that we overcome the enemy, who still retains a very great advantage in combat equipment and ammunition. Speaking of Kherson, this is a very difficult direction for the offensive. This open terrain is very contributing to the work of armored vehicles, enemy aviation. I think it may be a battle field for a long time. Of course, our army is doing everything possible to knock out the enemy as soon as possible. Let's look. The struggle is now position in the modern war.

Even if the positions do not change, it does not mean that there is no struggle, that it is not cruel, that it is not effective. Strikes, hobbies, the retreat of the enemy - always precedes this very serious work. Creating a fire advantage of lesions of management centers, bases, warehouses, fire positions - this is now the fight. The struggle in this direction is really strategic, since it is the bridgehead from which Russia seeks to attack Nikolaev and Odessa.

And for them, this may be one of the most important areas to force Ukraine to completely weaken and destroy our economic system, cut us from the sea. And, of course, it is important to us. Therefore, it is important for us to act as economically as possible in this direction, to do everything possible to destroy the "nervous system" of management, the enemy firing system. I think our Armed Forces do what they can do in the direction.