United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin defended on Wednesday that the arrival of winter could favor Ukrainian troops in the fight against the Russian invasion, which began at the end of February.
Austin explained that the Ukrainian army is now better prepared for the conditions imposed by winter than the Russian troops. year.
“On the other hand, the Russian army is fighting in a foreign land. The Ukrainians have made their supply routes problematic. It will be difficult for Russian troops to get the necessary equipment for a war under these conditions.” said the head of the US defense portfolio.
Austin encouraged Ukrainian forces to continue to put pressure on Russia on the battlefield, citing that winter will bring additional difficulties for Moscow-controlled forces.
Therefore, Austin encouraged the Ukrainian forces not to let the Russians “rest and rearm”.
The military offensive launched by Russia in Ukraine on February 24 has already led to the flight of more than 13 million people – more than six million internally displaced persons and more than 7.8 million to European countries -, according to the latest data of the UN, which classifies this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russian security – was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and Russia political and economic sanctions.
The UN presented 6,557 civilian deaths and 10,074 wounded as confirmed since the start of the war, emphasizing that these numbers are far below the real ones.
Source: DN
