Kyiv – Moscow – Washington – continued
Publication date: April 11, 2023 11:19 PM Saudi Arabia.
The US network “CNN” said that Ukraine is forced to adjust some of its military plans ahead of a long-awaited counterstrike due to the leak of dozens of classified documents, and US officials are trying to trace the source of the leak by reviewing procedures for the exchange of classified information within the country and the elimination of diplomatic consequences Details, including information about the conflict in Ukraine, during which Washington provided Kiev with a huge amount of weapons and led an international campaign to condemn the Russian invasion. “Kyiv’s strategic plans have not changed, but the way they are implemented is always subject to modification,” Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said. about the opinions of those who have nothing to do with this matter … the circle of people who own information is “very limited.” Some national security experts and US officials said they suspect an American was the source of the leak, but did not rule out the possibility that he was pro-Russian. Nothing, this is generally a satisfactory condition. Ukraine has long been expected to launch a counterattack after months of exhaustion in the east. The Russian offensive in the winter did not bring significant success. Russian forces have made small gains at the cost of heavy losses, and the Ukrainian defense forces have also suffered heavy losses. Sersky said: “Moscow is sending special forces and airborne units to assist in the offensive against Bakhmut following the exhaustion of the forces of the Russian private military company Wagner, and they are the strike force in the attack on Bakhmut. Reuters was unable to verify reports related to this. “. to the battlefields. According to the Chief of the Ukrainian General Staff, Russian troops have made unsuccessful attempts to advance in areas west of Bakhmut, and that Russia has bombed at least ten towns and villages, including Bakhmut and Chasov Yar. Donetsk is one of four districts in eastern and southern Ukraine , which Russia announced it was annexing last year. Moscow is aiming to occupy all of Donetsk, which appears to be a change in its military objective after it failed to take over the country after the 2022 invasion. their forces to advance to the two larger cities of the Donetsk region, namely Kramatorsk and Slavyansk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said last week that troops could be withdrawn if they faced the danger of being surrounded by Russian forces, and Kiev and its Western allies say the ruined city of Bakhmut is only symbolic.
