"Too much hoped": the counter -offensive of the Armed Forces was disappointed by the West - Admiral NATO

According to the head of the NATO Military Committee Bauer, in 2024 partners should not be pessimistic, because Ukrainians returned 50 percent that the Russians were able to occupy. American and European allies had too much hopes on Ukraine's counter -offensive in 2023. This was stated by the head of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer, reports Financial Times.

According to his statement, the West "hoped for a positive solution to the 2023 war of 2023," arguing that "if we give the Ukrainians the necessary weapons and training, they will be able to win. " "We must be careful not to be too pessimistic in 2024. The mere fact that Ukraine is still a sovereign state and that Ukrainians returned 50 percent that the Russians were taken away in 2022, simply impressive," Bauer said.

We will remind, earlier in CNN reported that US officials and sources in military intelligence believe that hostilities in Ukraine will last for at least two years. According to them, the whole 2024 year Ukraine will focus on strengthening the defense industry and will be prepared for a counter -offensive in 2025.

Also in the report of the Institute of War Study of December 27 it was reported that the destruction of the military armed forces of the Russian Federation of Kakhovka Hydroelectric power station in June 2023 detained the transition of the Defense Forces of Ukraine through the Dnieper to support Ukrainian counter -offensive operations.