November 16 () –
The Secretary of Defense of the United States, Lloyd Austin, has indicated this Wednesday that the arrival of winter could favor the Ukrainian troops in the framework of the war, initiated by Russia at the end of February.
In a press conference after the last military meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group (UDCG) — also known as the ‘Ramstein format’ — Austin has pointed out that the Ukrainian Army is more prepared for these conditions than Russian troops. .
At this point, Austin has valued the “very generous” aid to Ukraine from the allies, who in recent weeks have announced the shipment of warm clothing and equipment to cope with this time of year, especially harsh in the eastern european.
“On the other hand, the Russian Army is fighting in a foreign country. The Ukrainians have made their supply routes problematic. It will be difficult for them to provide troops with the necessary equipment for effective warfare,” he said.
Thus, the US representative has encouraged the Ukrainian Armed Forces to continue putting pressure on Russia on the battlefield, considering that the winter could also go against Moscow’s supply of supplies to its soldiers, according to the Ukrainian agency. UNITED.
In this sense, it has affected the fact that the Ukrainian authorities are aware that they cannot allow the Russians to “rest and rearm”, as it would be a major operational error. “I don’t think they make that mistake,” he has stressed.
