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The event overestimated the army of the Russian Federation and made the same mistakes as Putin - British General (Video)

According to the former head of the UK General Staff, Mark Carlton-Smith, Europe and the United States miscalculated with the military efficiency and mobilization of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the readiness of the Ukrainian people to resist the aggressor. The West greatly overestimated Russia's military potential and made some mistakes. Apparently, the same as Russian President Vladimir Putin. The former head of the UK General Staff, Mark Carlton-Smith, said this in an interview with League.

net. "Given the billions of rubles that were invested in the modernization of the Russian army, we assumed that their tactical military indicators would be better," he said. According to him, the Western countries also misunderstood the depth of the national spirit of resistance of the Ukrainian people. Europe and the United States were also miscalculated with military efficiency and mobilization of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "We have suggested that Russia can win very quickly.

And any military resistance of Ukraine will be suppressed," Carlton-Smith said. In his opinion, the event made the same mistakes as Russian President Vladimir Putin and his military commanders. In the Kremlin and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, they could not properly plan the offensive. Now they are trying to restore the military impulse. In addition, Carlton-Smith commented on the Armed Forces counter-offensive.

According to him, he was exactly the way he expected to see him. "You do not want to attack Russian defense in places where it is most protected. But you are trying to identify and identify Russian weaknesses that you could use much more successfully. And this cannot happen quickly," the British general said. He also said he would not be surprised if the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny has not yet decided where to use the accumulated reserves.

We will remind that the presenter of the Brigade of the Armed Forces stated that the fighting continues in the vicinity of Bakhmut for the street of Jubilee. Russian invaders have the safest direction of Popasna - Bakhmut for logistics. In addition, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky made an address in the center of Vilnius. He said that thanks to the Armed Forces there would be no sections of Poland nor humiliation with Hungarian invaders, no Russian tanks in Prague.