After a series of failures by the Russian troops and the containment of the Russians by the Ukrainian troops, in particular in Mariupol and the East, a new stage begins.
Now begins a new, long phase of the war.
This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov on Facebook.
“The defenders of Mariupol – the marines, guardsmen, in particular, from the Azov regiment, the Mariupol troop battalion, border guards, policemen, intelligence officers, security service fighters – bought time for us and saved many lives. The defense forces in the JFO zone, as well as in Kharkiv, Zaporozhye, Kherson, Mykolaiv regions held back the invasion of the enemy, a contribution to the common victory,” he said.
“We forced it (Russia – ed.) to reduce the scale of goals to the operational-tactical level. Against this background, we are entering a new – long-term – phase of the war. To win it, you need to carefully plan resources, avoid mistakes, design our strength in such a way that so that the enemy finally breaks down,” the minister added.
Recall that the Ministry of Defense warned the Ukrainians about the difficult period in the war with the Russian Federation. Despite the fact that Ukraine won the first phase of the war with Russia, the occupiers still have many resources that they can use in the near future.
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