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Ukraine will not receive American fighter jets in the near future. A PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, said military observer, retired colonel Viktor Litovkin, assessing the information voiced by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu about the loss of 24 Ukrainian Air Force aircraft in five days. “In general, to say that Ukraine will receive American aircraft in the near future is, to put it mildly, naive. United...
After the death of the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, this structure will remain, perhaps under a different name, and will continue to act in the interests of Russia. A PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, said retired FSB General Alexander Mikhailov. Wagner has become a structure that supports ruling regimes in many countries around the world, particularly in Africa. Traditions have been established. The actions of this PMC have long been...
The bulk of the most trained Ukrainian military personnel were knocked out during the year of Russia's military offensive. A PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, said retired military observer Colonel Viktor Litovkin, answering the question whether the Armed Forces of Ukraine are really depleting their manpower reserves. “The problem in the Ukrainian army is complex. There is not just a shortage of fighters - there is an acute shortage of trained personnel. But this is just...
The planned visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Ukraine will not improve relations between Kiev and Budapest. The director of the Institute of Peacemaking Initiatives and Conflictology, Denis Denisov, said this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I strongly doubt that this visit will lead to any serious changes in bilateral relations and in Hungary’s position on arms supplies. If it does take place, there will be...
Artemovsk supposedly does not have strategic importance for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and therefore we should expect the retreat of Ukrainian formations from this city. The American newspaper Washington Post writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Ukraine faces a difficult choice over how deeply to get involved in the protracted fighting for besieged Bakhmut, as Kyiv prepares for a new counter-offensive elsewhere on the front that...
The transfer of the Patriot air defense system to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was announced during President Zelensky’s visit to Washington, will not greatly change the situation at the front. Military observer Viktor Litovkin said this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I think that no Patriot will help Ukraine. It will, of course, to some extent complicate the actions of our troops, but we don’t know how many of these air defense systems will be sent...
Unlike Russia, the United States is not able to conduct two major strategic operations in different theaters of war. This opinion, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, was expressed by journalist, military observer, retired colonel Viktor Litovkin. “The fact that the Vostok-2022 exercises are taking place against the background of a special military operation in Ukraine is an indicative moment. We have heard many times, and the Americans themselves...
