German army inspector General Eberhard Zorn this morning called for caution regarding the Ukrainian counter-offensive. Ukrainian forces are currently conducting “counter-attacks which make it possible to reconquer places or certain parts of the front, but not to make Russia retreat on a broad front”estimates the high-ranking in theweekly Focus. Kyiv is, however, according to him, “intelligently (…) and conducts operations in a sovereign and highly mobile manner”. “Two weeks ago, I would have said that the whole of Donbass would be in Russian hands in six months. Today I say they won’t make it.”predicts General Zorn.
According to the Bundeswehr inspector, the Kremlin might also open a new front: “Kaliningrad, the Baltic Sea, the Finnish border, Georgia, Moldova… there are a lot of possibilities. Putin would have the capabilities. » “Even though regarding 60% of its ground forces are committed to the war in Ukraine, the ground forces, and especially the Russian navy and air force, still have uncommitted capabilities”he warns.