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Indeed, eight Ukrainian brigades of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are ready to strike. According to Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klimenko, the so-called offensive army is waiting for combat missions. The Ukrainians have been training their people for offensive missions for months.
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“We will go to the final stage when you can say everything is ready, and then it depends on the decision of the General Staff,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Sunday.If someone thinks we only have one choice, it’s not true. Even the three options are not enough– Reznikov stressed that three factors will determine the success of the offensive: armament, logistical support for the offensive and training.
The latter was sponsored by the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior, which had been running a training program for assault brigades for months. There are actually eight units trained, and I’ve written about them several times on Defense24.pl. There is talk of 40,000 volunteers, veterans and current or former officers in the regular formations, and of them the so-called assault army. The army includes Huragan, Spartan, Furia and post-Azov formations. It is interesting that among the officers there were former prisoners who passed through Russian captivity and were exchanged. We are even talking about veterans participating in the defense of Mariupol. The offensive army is to be under the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the event of offensive operations. The previous experience of the Ukrainian Front (after 2014) showed that such formations are characterized by very high morale, and are made up of volunteers with patriotic motives, and what they lack in equipment, they make up for with determination to fight.
Interestingly enough, the great counterattack should be Fix the idea Western allies of Ukraine, especially the USA. CNN reported that Kiev was ready to attack. The problem, however, is the extensive fortifications that the Russians have been building for several months, knowing that the operational initiative is mainly in the hands of Kiev. The Russian attack on Bakhmut did not change the course of the war. Based on analyzes by Maxar Technologies, CNN reports that, for example, near Połochy (which there were many battles), in Zaporozhye, the Russians expanded their defensive trench network.
The southern front is supposed to be the most promising direction for a possible Ukrainian offensive. “The apparent military objective of the Ukrainian forces is to decline to regain a foothold off the coast of the Sea of Azov. If they can penetrate Russian-occupied territory, they will cut the supply lines of the forces currently stationed near Kherson and sever the Russian land bridge to Crimea. As the British daily notes, it would be The weather is crucial in the event of an attack. So far, the ground has been muddy. An important factor is also the strong wind, which can stop the reconnaissance operations of the drone forces. Also important for the morale of those preparing to strike is the confidence in the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Gen. Valeriy Zayouni. I respect Zayouni as a military man. With as much strategic knowledge as he does, he will strike where no one expects him,” said a member of the Ukrainian special forces interviewed by the Guardian.
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