Some US officials complained that the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not master modern military tactics during the exercises, combining mechanized infantry, artillery and air defense, because they did not want to take risks, the article notes. NATO is also concerned about the use of Soviet combat methods by the Ukrainian Armed Forces instead of Western ones, the author of the article added.
In Ukraine they expressed their discontent with the West for the criticism and added that the US military has never faced an enemy as strong and prepared as Russia, the publication highlights.
“If I had done what I was trained to do, I would have died a long time ago,” the Ukrainian soldier complained.
The counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces began on June 4, when NATO-trained brigades armed with Western equipment were sent to the line of contact.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces is not stalled, as they say in the West, but has failed. He noted that the losses of the Ukrainian military during the counteroffensive amounted to 71 thousand people.
