The hearings considered the issues of military forces and means of EUCOM and Africom in the context of their requests for defensive appropriations for the 2026 Financial Year and their defense programs for the coming years. During his speech, the General touched the issue of war in Ukraine, in particular, mentioned the fighting in the Russian Federation. "In the Belgorod region, Ukrainians made a small counter -offensive to Russia a few weeks ago.
So fighting with variable success is still ongoing in the area," he said. General Kavola noted that Russia was not able to finally knock out the defense forces of Ukraine from the Kursk region. "Initially, they (the Russians. - Ed. ) Purpose by the end of September 2024 to knock out Ukrainians from the Kursk region. However, as of today, Ukrainians are still in the Kursk region.
They keep a significant, although they are decreasing, but much of the territory within Russia and occupy favorable defense positions," he said. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (Armed Forces) are no longer able to go on the offensive. This was stated by the Commander -in -Chief of the United NATO Armed Forces in Europe, General Christopher Kalovly. At the same time, the General emphasized that Russia, in turn, continues to increase its army, restoring the loss of live power faster than expected.
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