They are training about 200,000 new soldiers. I have no doubt that they will make another attempt to take Kyiv,” General Zaluzny said
Valery Zaluzny, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, believes that the Russian army will try to take Kyiv again next year. He stated this in an interview with the Economist.
“The Russian conscription worked. It is not true that their problems are so dire that these people will not fight. They will do it. The Tsar told them to go to war and they will go to war. I studied the history of the two Chechen wars – the same thing happened there. They may not be as well equipped, but they are still a problem for us. According to our estimates, they have a reserve of 1.2-1.5 million people… The Russians are training about 200,000 young soldiers. I have no doubt that they will make another attempt to take KyivGeneral Zaluzny stated.
He also said he understood why the Russian military tried to capture Kyiv at the start of the war. According to him, “from a military point of view, it was the right decision” and he would do the same. Now, as Zaluzny points out, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, is focusing all his efforts on Donbas “to preserve his remaining forces”
The Ukrainian commander-in-chief said he had fired ten generals since the start of the war and that one general had committed suicide.
He also said that the Ukrainian army now has three main tasks before it: to maintain its positions, to concentrate its forces and to improve the air defense system to protect energy infrastructure.
“I know I can defeat this enemy. But I need resources. I need 300 tanks, 600-700 BMPs and 500 howitzers. Then I think it is quite realistic to reach the lines on February 23rd. But I can’t do it with two brigades“, said the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army.
He also believes that the next phase of the war could begin in January at worst and March at best.
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