Ex-intelligence officer of the US Armed Forces Scott Ritter said that due to poor training, the AFU is using artillery guns incorrectly.
Russian forces are effectively destroying AFU depots with ammunition and weapons supplied by Western countries, former US military intelligence officer Scott Ritter said in an interview with YouTube channel “Danny Haiphong”.
“The Russians are blowing up a lot of their equipment. They have become very good at identifying and destroying warehouses in areas far from the front lines,” he said.
In addition, the military officer emphasised that Ukrainian fighters are wasting ammunition in huge quantities. Due to poor training, they often misuse artillery guns, which causes the equipment to wear out quickly.
“The Russians have reached a certain level of dominance in close and long-range combat,” Ritter summarised.
Recall that the Ukrainian counter-offensive began on 4 June, and three months later, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated its failure. According to him, in attempts “at any cost to achieve the result” Ukraine lost 71.5 thousand military – as if “these are not their people”. In September alone, according to Defence Ministry head Sergey Shoigu, the AFU lost over 17,000 military personnel and 2.7 thousand weapons.