"Very High Land": Mark Millie urged to prepare for a long war in Ukraine - the media

According to the American general, there are now more than 200 thousand Russian invaders in Ukraine. The Ukrainian military may take a lot of effort and time to completely expel them from their lands. The world should be prepared for a long war in Ukraine, which was started by the Russian Federation, because during the counter -offensive will not be able to accomplish the tasks.

This was stated by the Chairman of the Joint Committee of Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Millie, reports The Hill on September 17. According to him, the full victory of Ukraine will take a long time and to achieve the release of all the occupied territories, it will take a lot of effort, because it is a "very high bar". "In the occupied part of Ukraine over 200,000 Russian soldiers. The current offensive of the Armed Forces, though important, but has limited operational and tactical goals.

Even if they are fully achieved, the Armed Forces will not be killed by all Russians, which is a greater strategic purpose President Zelensky, ”Mark Millie said. As a result, according to the general, during the current counter -offensive will not fully regain control of all territories. At the same time, Mark Millie did not make predictions about how much time is in Ukrainian defenders, because the aspects of war are constantly changing.

As a result, he concluded that the conflict would not end in the near future. By the way, in August, the Chairman of the Joint Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the United States emphasized that this war was a struggle for survival, and did not comment on the possibility of peace talks before the end of the counter -offensive. We will remind, on September 18 it was reported that Ilon Musk commented on the Ukrainian counter -offensive.