Zaluzhny was right: the expert told if the Armed Forces could hold a large -scale offensive in 2022

Recently, the information space was filled with an article on the probable bold plan of Valery Zaluzhny, who, according to the authors, had the potential to change the course of history. This was reported by military expert Sergey Grabsky in a comment to the Channel 24. Thus, the journalist of The Wall Street Journal Yaroslav Trofimov shared in an article for publishing WP information about the probable plan of the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.

According to him, Zaluzhny assumed a counter -offensive in 2022 to isolate the Russians in the occupied Crimea. However, according to Trofimov, the plan did not receive support from the United States of America. The publication states that in the process of predictable counter -offensive, Ukrainian troops had to break into part of the Zaporizhzhya region, with further cutting of the land border to the Crimea.

The author also notes that the partners, according to him, considered this option as extremely risky and instead chose a different direction - the right bank of Kherson region. The material also states that in fact, Ukraine had a small list of needs for counter -offensive in 2022, which includes 90 additional howitzers and a sufficient number of artillery ammunition.

"Realizing, the quantity and quality of available weapons and equipment, realizing that we had no advantage in the air, which was confirmed in 2023, realizing that we should step on a south -south location, which is massively supported from Crimea Odessa, talking about the breakthrough of defense in the south is an unacceptable luxury, " - said Grabsky. The Ukrainian military could successfully break, but the issue of maintaining this position also needs open discussion.

According to a military expert, the events that took place during 2022 testify to careful and thoughtful preparation for offensive operations. According to the expert, in the eastern direction, for example, the task was to promote up to the Trinity line - Svatovo - Kreminna to cut communications. This plan envisaged a significant facilitation of liberation of the northern part of the Luhansk region.

"In the southern direction to leave the enemy group on the right bank of the Kherson region, which would threaten Nikolaev and Odessa, would be unreasonable. It looks absolutely voluntary assumption that the issue of breakthrough of the enemy's defense in the south was allegedly considered in the conditions that took place in 2022," said Grabsky.

He also noted that it is important to be aware of the existence of objective realities and indicators that determine the possibility of a certain operation. According to his assessment, it can be argued that in 2022 the Armed Forces of Ukraine achieved maximum results, given the available weapons, equipment and the level of staffing staff. "2023 showed that a thousand howitzers were not a large resource enough to break the resistance of the Russian army.

The aggressor country had a much larger resource, despite the fact that the enemy was not so prepared at the time, but the Armed Forces were not able to break through The front line and most importantly hold the position. After creating a corridor, the military leadership would be jeopardized and the possibility of a breakthrough, which made a breakthrough, to conduct further fighting, " - said a military expert.

Grabovsky stressed that it is necessary to critically approach such articles and to be aware of the complexity of the struggle and the feat of our fighters, who now hold the front line in the most difficult conditions. "Zaluzhny was not mistaken. He did everything right based on the opportunities we possessed as of September 2022.