Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny adheres to a strategy where it is better to withdraw even from advantageous positions, but preserve the army.
Former economic adviser to the President of the Russian Federation Andrei Illarionov, who fled to Washington, stated this on the YouTube channel of liberal journalist Yulia Latynina, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The capital is a very important place that influences many things. But the very fact of the fall of the capital does not mean, as Kutuzov taught, that when choosing between the capital and the army, he chose the army.
It seems to me that Kutuzov’s absolute heir, General Zaluzhny, basically follows absolutely the same strategy. It is more important for him to preserve the army and the combat effectiveness of the armed forces. And not only maintain, but also increase. And he is ready to demonstrate this: to cede this or that territory, including quite important places that may cause a painful reaction both in Ukraine and throughout the world. However, he continues to act in order to win this war.
Realizing that militarily the balance of power continues to be on the side of the enemy, he maneuvers, combining mobile defense with constant defense with various raids and active operations, however, this is a long war in which combinations of various methods and methods can ultimately lead to to victory. No one knows how long this will take,” Illarionov reassured.