Chronicles from the front ensure that morale among the Ukrainian troops is high and that the time for a counter-offensive against the Russian troops in eastern Ukraine is getting closer and closer. Ukraine. The high military commands of Volodymyr Zelensky and the soldiers fighting on the front lines. The head of the pro-Russian mercenary group also seems to know. WagnerYevgeny Prigozhin, who has revealed that Ukraine has assembled more than 200,000 troops for its imminent counterattack against the kremlin.
“They have gathered close to 200,000 troops. And up to 400,000, according to other calculations,” said the leader of this private army during a talk before members of the “Cyber Front Z” group. Prigozhin attended the funeral of the acquaintance this weekend military blogger who supported the offensive in Ukraine and died last Sunday in an attack in Saint Petersburg, Maxim Fomin, famous in Russia by the pseudonym of Vladlen Tatarsky.
Prigozhin, also known as “Putin’s chef” because of his friendship with the Russian president and his past in charge of a luxury restaurant in Russia where Putin went, called for the consolidation of society and not to belittle the enemy. “ANDThe enemy is serious and has been preparing for many years for what happens now”he assured.
As for the counteroffensive, the head of the mercenary group opined that it is not starting because Kyiv is waiting for the muddy ground to dry up and for more Western weapons to arrive. “Wagner alone will not be able to win the war. We must join forces”, stressed.
The Russian ambassador in London has assured in an interview with The Times that “Russia is ready for a ceasefire but not for defeat”says ambassador to the United Kingdom. andrey kelin warns in his statements about the spring offensive in a few weeks to recapture the cities of Bakhmut, Slovyansk and Krematorsk.
Kelin maintained that Ukraine was so “belligerent” that a ceasefire is unrealistic. Moscow remains committed to helping the people of Luhansk and Donetsk lead “normal” lives, she said, and withdrawal is not possible at this time. He also explained that the crucial political and economic support that China was giving to MoscowBut he said Beijing’s proposals for a peace deal are just a framework and not a detailed plan.
He also spoke of the “collapse” of the Ukrainian economy, stating that its GDP fell 35% last year and another 10% this year. Of Ukraine’s 45 million pre-conflict population, he said, now only 19 to 20 million remain and the country has difficulty recruiting young soldiers.
On the contrary, he asserted that the Russian economy has hardly been affected by Western sanctions and that Western cars, planes and other imports are being replaced by Russian-made ones. “This gives us the opportunity to re-establish our industry in these areas,” argument.
The Russian diplomat, who arrived in London in 2019, noted that Russian public opinion supports President Putinbut at the same time, nobody likes wars and the sooner the conflict is resolved by peaceful means, the better.
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