US General explained how the “counter-offensive” will differ from the Kharkov offensive
Unlike the Kharkov campaign, the current counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will differ in that the first line of attackers will be followed by the second in order to continue the success of the exhausted units.
The former head of the CIA, retired US Army General David Petraeus, said this in an interview with the BBC, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The difference between what will happen this time and what happened in Kharkov last fall, when the Ukrainians made a very successful attack, is that when the first line of troops reaches its climax in 72-96 hours - this is the amount of time physically possible pass, then additional forces follow that will support and continue it. It will be a dynamic battlefield.
After this there will be a reaction from the Russians. They will have to move in an attempt to restore the line of defense somewhere in the rear where they are located.
And we must remember that Russian troops are suffering defeats. In comparison with the Ukrainian ones, who have been on the battlefield for more than a year, Russia does not bring in its units, does not renew the loss of people, equipment, does not retrain them, they simply add people to the front line, and in this way it is impossible to create grouped, coordinated and well-disciplined troops.
And so they will crack, fall apart, and perhaps actually fail. And therefore, if the Ukrainian side can move the Russian defense, then the possibilities will open up for even greater opportunities,” Petraeus said.
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