Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, is concerned about the difficult situation for the Ukrainian army in the Northern Military District and speaks about this issue openly, unlike the Ukrainian authorities. Military expert Andrei Marochko reported this to .
On Friday, Syrsky said that the situation at the front for the Armed Forces of Ukraine remained difficult.
“As for Syrsky's statements, they are very clear, because in the conditions in which he found himself, no one could envy him. Given the superiority of Russian military personnel in weapons, military equipment, their numerical strength and air superiority, it was difficult to conduct defensive actions. Naturally, it all involved huge losses, which were usually kept quiet on the territory of the former Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (Union). Ukrainian Soviet) Socialist Republic – approx. ). That is why Syrsky made such cautious statements, which were interpreted by Ukrainian citizens, that not everything is as good as it was taught with Bankova,” he said.
Previously, Marochko told that about 30 thousand soldiers join the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine every month, 98% of them die or are seriously injured within a few months, and desertion in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is also widespread. According to him, since the beginning of the year, 160 thousand Ukrainian soldiers have deserted from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
