On February 24, 2022, at about 5 am, the lives of millions of Ukrainians changed – an independent country in which peaceful life reigned was subjected to a full-scale attack by an aggressor country led by dictator Vladimir Putin.
Three months ago, Ukrainians woke up from explosions and calls from their relatives throughout the country – Russia launched the so-called “special operation” and fired cruise and ballistic missiles at airfields, military headquarters and warehouses in Kiev, Kharkov, Lutsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Dnipro, Vasilkov. Explosions sounded in the towns near Kyiv, where the invaders later committed extremely cruel atrocities against civilians, in Odessa and in the territories of Donbass and Lugansk controlled by Ukraine. That morning, no one could believe that a full-scale war was possible.
How the full-scale invasion of Putin’s army into Ukraine began and what successes the Armed Forces of Ukraine have achieved in three months of courageous struggle
Preparation of Ukraine
Despite the insidious and unexpected attack of the Russian Federation for many Ukrainians, the top leadership of the state was ready for an attack by the aggressor.
A sign that Ukraine began to prepare, says military expert Serhiy Zgurets, was the Zametil-2022 exercise, where a few weeks before the start of a large-scale attack by the Russian Federation, the military conducted training that helped, in particular, to relocate our aircraft to other airfields and provided certain domobilization.
Putin planned to take the Ukrainian capital in three days and deploy his tricolor in all Ukrainian regions, but failed – in return he received great resistance from citizens.
Achievements of Ukraine in the war with the Russian Federation
The Ukrainian defenders managed to repel the invaders from Kiev, Chernihiv, and Sumy; soldiers forced Putin’s army to retreat beyond our borders.
During these three months of the war in Ukraine, the Russian army, about which the Kremlin propaganda for years created a cult of one of the “strongest”, suffered record losses. As of May 24, the total combat losses among the personnel of the Russian invaders amounted to more than 29.3 thousand people . The Russian army is not only demoralized, but also loses a lot of equipment and soldiers every day, whom the Russian Federation itself does not want to take away from the battlefield and lies about their death.
So, in three months, Putin’s ambitions have decreased from the capture of Kyiv and half of Ukraine to an offensive in the Izyum zone. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine completed the formation of terrorist defense units, and resistance forces began to work in the temporarily occupied territories, and quite successfully.
In the Kherson region and other regions where the invaders are trying to control the Ukrainian territory, there are mysterious cases with the Russian army: their officers and soldiers disappear, there are situations when trains go downhill.
And Ukraine also has a powerful and unambiguous support from the entire civilized world. Three months later, Western partners significantly expanded sanctions against the Russian Federation, increased humanitarian support and arms supplies, and the United States signed the historic Lend-Lease.
What will happen next?
According to Ukrainian journalist and military expert Serhiy Zgurets, Ukraine is in for a big battle for the Donbass . Now Russian forces in eastern Ukraine are running out, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon receive heavy weapons from partners. It is expected that the war may soon move into a less active stage.
“The enemy will soon not be ready to fight, and we are not ready yet. And this pause can last for several months. By the end of summer, we can enter the next stage of hostilities related to ousting the enemy from our territory,” he says. expert.
Three months of the war showed the power of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the unity of the Ukrainian people, which has become a symbol of invincibility and rebelliousness for the entire civilized world.
As reported, the British Defense Secretary said that Putin will not be able to succeed in Ukraine because his army will be defeated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine .
Recall, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that Ukraine can win the war , which was started and barbarously waged by the Russian Federation.
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