Zelensky: The Ukrainian army is preparing a new counterattack
| The president of Ukraine says that the country's army has a clear plan for this year and is currently preparing a new counterattack against Russia. |
report Mehr News Agency quoted by Tass, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that the country’s army is preparing for a new counterattack and already has a clear plan
In a press conference, in response to a question about Ukraine’s strategy for 2024, he said: We have a plan; A clear plan. I can’t reveal the details, I don’t have the right to do so. This plan is related to some changes in the command.
Zelensky further added, however, due to possible information leakage, several plans have been prepared. He said about the recent changes in the military command of Ukraine: “And why am I making these kinds of adjustments? This is our internal matter”.
Recently, Zelensky dismissed Valery Zalogheny from the post of Commander of the General Staff of the Army and appointed Alexander Sirsky, who was the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, to this position.
According to “Tass”, since the beginning of June 2023, the Ukrainian army has made futile attempts to carry out a major counter-attack. The Russian side has repeatedly emphasized that despite the large losses, Kiev has not been able to achieve significant results.
Ukrainian officials try to justify the lack of progress in NATO combat operations by blaming insufficient supplies, while NATO officials claim that everything that Ukraine It needs to be shared with him. On December 1, Zelensky admitted that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had failed.
According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, during this so-called counter-offensive, Ukraine suffered 159,000 soldiers killed or wounded, and 121 aircraft, 766 tanks and 2,348 vehicles. He also lost armor.
