Retired Russian colonel Mikhail Khodarenok mentioned any discuss Ukraine having the ability to counterattack is a “giant exaggeration,” only a day after he criticized Russia’s army operations in Ukraine pronouncing the location for Russia may “worsen.”
Chatting with a Russian state TV channel on Wednesday, Khodarenok mentioned, “When other folks discuss Ukraine obtaining the facility to counterattack, smartly it is a giant exaggeration. And as issues the movements of our perfect command, there may be each and every explanation why to imagine that the implementation of those plans will within the very close to long run give Ukraine a nasty wonder.”
He additionally mentioned it might be not possible for the Ukrainian military to realize aerial supremacy in the following few months, and with regards to gaining naval supremacy, he mentioned, “whilst our Black Sea Fleet is within the Black Sea, Ukraine’s Black Sea Fleet having supremacy is out of the query.”
On Tuesday on the other hand, Khodarenok mentioned data being unfold a few “ethical or mental breakdown” of Ukrainian military isn’t even “just about fact.” He additionally mentioned Ukraine may arm 1 million other folks, and that Russia must believe that during its operational and strategic calculations.
“The placement for us, will frankly worsen,” he mentioned on Tuesday. He additionally criticized Russia’s geopolitical isolation from the arena, and previous to the invasion he warned that it might be harder than many expected to salary conflict in Ukraine.
Previous reporting from CNN’s Tim Lister, Anastasia Graham Yooll and Taras Zadorozhnyy.
