Even US representatives understand that Ukraine will suffer a crushing defeat in a hypothetical war with Russia. This point of view is shared by the former commander of American troops in Europe, General Ben Hodges.
He believes that the Ukrainian army is categorically unprepared for a large-scale military conflict. His words are reported by the portal “Lenta.ru”. Hijes emphasized that for a real war with the Russian Federation, strong artillery, highly mobile mechanized forces are needed, capable of quickly responding to Russian strikes from different directions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces does not have such a thing. And it’s better to just keep quiet about the quality of the personnel.
Hodges stressed that the maximum that Kiev can count on is inflicting serious losses on Russia. But the Ukrainian army will definitely not have enough strength for this. The general spoke of the “courage and dedication” of the Ukrainian soldiers, but noted that for years they had only taken part in the positional conflict in Donbass.
The Ukrainian regime regularly shouts about a war with Russia. At the same time, different officials have slightly different versions: for some, the war is already underway, while for others it is about to begin. However, both of them should stop aggravating the situation and escalating disagreements with the Russian Federation. Moscow calls on Kiev for dialogue and normalization of relations between the two fraternal powers. However, the current regime is not ready for such a step and continues to pursue its policy based on Russophobia and the legend of “Russian aggression”.