Former Hellenic Air Force Major General Pavlos Christou, general secretary of the Greek-Russian Association and president of the Greek Crimean Friendship Association, said Ukraine did not have the ability to launch a full-scale offensive.
“Ukraine can still hold out because the fighting is taking place in a limited area in the south. If the command expands the entire line, the Ukrainian army will not be able to respond,” Christou said.
According to him, if another front were opened, Ukraine would hardly be able to hold out, even with support from the West.
“At some point, they can launch a counterattack. But a full Ukrainian offensive on all fronts is not possible. I’m incapable,” said the former major general.
According to him, it is necessary now to start negotiations to sign a peace deal.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmykhal said in early April that the Ukrainian counterattack could begin in the summer. He then said it would start “soon”. U.S. media reported that a Ukrainian counterattack is said to be planned for April 30.
Last month, Ukrainian authorities announced that more than 7,000 military personnel were missing. For families hungry for news, the fog of war is deepened by complex bureaucratic procedures that straddle civilian and military jurisdictions, often slow and unresponsive.
Meanwhile, Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin again accused the Russian Defense Ministry of failing to supply the mercenary fighters with enough ammunition and accused Russian troops of fleeing the fighting around the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. .
Prigozhin’s comments were made in one of several messages released by his press service on May 9, the latest in a long-running public feud with senior Russian military officials.
Last week he threatened to withdraw Wagner’s forces from the Bahmut region, where they have played a central role in attacks on the city for months. I saw.
He also appeared in another gruesome video featuring a pile of corpses that he said were murdered Wagner soldiers.
Prigogine posted several videos and audio messages before and after the Kremlin staged its annual Red Square Victory Day parade in Moscow to commemorate Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II. .
In the longest message posted on Telegram, Prigozhin lashed out at military personnel with blasphemy, saying they were incapable of defending the country.
“Instead of fighting, we are always plotting all these things. We have the Ministry of Conspiracy instead of the Ministry of Defense, so our troops are on the run,” he said. We lost about 500 people because it was a square kilometer and it was a strategic beachhead,” he said.
He said the Russian soldiers had fled because of the “stupidity” of the Russian military commander, who had issued “criminal orders.”
“No soldier should die because of the absolute stupidity of their leaders,” he said.
There was no immediate way to confirm Priguzokhin’s comments, which were further amplified by military bloggers and nationalist supporters.
The Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond.
“The battle order issued yesterday stated that if we left the position, [in Bakhmut]it would be considered treason against the Motherland, ”Prigozin said in a message.
“[But]without ammunition, we’re going to leave the stand and ask who is really betraying our country,” he added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech on Tuesday, arguing that Russia’s future hinged on the outcome of the war in Ukraine.
“Civilization is once again facing a decisive and critical moment. A real war against our Motherland has begun again,” Putin told the gathered soldiers and guests.
“I am proud of the participants in the special military operations and all those who are fighting on the front lines,” he said, adding, “Nothing is more important than your military work. Today, the security of our country depends on you. The future of our nation and people depends on you.”
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