A press conference on the course of the war today was given by the leader of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Olxandr Sirski, saying that Russian attacks this spring and summer failed to their goals, despite the fact that Russia launches twice as fire.

Sirski said that the line of active front has been elongated by 200 kilometers in one year and now arrives 1,250 kilometersgreater than the distance from the north to the south of France. Added that, according to estimates, 712,000 Russian soldiers They are involved in the conflict in Ukraine.

Sirski said the Russian plans would create a “neutral zone” in the Sumi and Harcovo regions, to occupy the city of Pokrovsk and the entire Donetsk region failed.

‘Thousands of incisions’

Sirski said that since the beginning of summer the Russians are attacking a tactic that includes multiple minor infantry attacks and described as “a thousand incisions”, a form of torture with many small cuts.

‘This consists of simultaneous use large number of small raid groups – 4 to 6 soldiers – who move on using the ground, the ravines and wooded areas, with the main aim of penetrating as deep as possible in our territory. “

The objective: to “paralyze” Ukrainian logo and “conquer territories without activating a large number of soldiers,” Sirski said.

The Armed Forces leader added that in the last two months, Ukraine has hit 85 military, or military -industrial installations in Russian territory, such as air bases, warehouses and factories.

He also talked about anti -aircraft defense against Russian air strikes targeted by Ukrainian cities, which have intensified in recent months. To tackle Russian attacks with drones, Ukraine plans to develop more helicopters and light aircraft, two means that have proven “effectively”, as he said.

This week, US President Donald Trump suddenly changed his opinion on the war and, while claiming that Kiev has no other papers to throw at the table, he now said that Ukraine could take back all the territories it has lost so far. However, he did not offer any other substantial new assistance to Ukraine to achieve these goals and threw the burden on European allies.