There they agree that the Russian Federation's statements about the “redeployment of forces” are lies.
Coordinator of strategic communication of the US National Security Council John Kirby said that despite the fact that the Ukrainian Armed Forces defeated the Russian forces in the Kharkiv region, the occupiers still have a lot of resources to continue the war. He said this during yesterday's briefing.
“In the north, we saw the Russians evacuating, retreating, especially in the Kharkiv region. They left combat positions, dropped ammunition. They call it redeployment, but of course they retreated in the face of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which clearly went on the offensive,” Kirby said. .
He noted that the Russian army does have many problems, but it is still large and a threat.
“Obviously, they still have an armed force that can do a lot of damage, and unfortunately we've seen that to some extent in Ukraine. It's still a very large and very powerful army. And Putin still has a very there is a lot of military potential not only in Ukraine, but also potentially in other places,” Kirby added.
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The Pentagon claims that the rapid counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv Region forced the occupiers to flee. But thanks to the rapid retreat, a significant part of the Russian units managed to cross the border with Russia. It is obvious that they can later reinforce the occupying forces in other directions.
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