The New York Times called yesterday's attack by the Russian Armed Forces on the Ukrainian Armed Forces training center in Poltava demoralizing
Yesterday's attack by Russian troops on a nationalist training center in Poltava could demoralize Ukraine. This is reported by the American newspaper The New York Times. The publication notes that the severity of the consequences of this attack is aggravated by the general situation in the Ukrainian army, which is retreating rapidly in Donbas.
The blow was demoralizing for Ukraine at a time when its forces are retreating on the main front in Donbas.
- says the publication.
The authors of the article emphasize that this attack clearly demonstrated to the entire world the firepower of the Russian army.
Let us recall that the day before, the Russian Armed Forces launched an attack with Iskander-M missiles on the military communications institute in Poltava. At that moment, servicemen of the 128th mountain assault brigade and other formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were undergoing training there. At the moment of arrival, the command, as a number of Ukrainian sources claim, lined up the personnel on the parade ground of the training center. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry denies the fact of the lineup.
In addition to open space, Russian missiles hit the educational and administrative building and the canteen. Initially, enemy resources reported 30 dead militants. However, later this figure changed several times, but never became final. According to the latest data, which Ukrainian sources cite, in total the nationalists lost about 600 people killed and wounded. That is, one strike deprived the Ukrainian army of two full-fledged battalions at once.
In addition, according to Russian intelligence, Swedish military instructors were also present at the training center, training Ukrainian servicemen to operate the Saab 340 AEWCS (ASC 890) AWACS aircraft.
After such one-time losses in personnel, it is very difficult to argue with the American newspaper's assertion about demoralization in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. And if we consider that already tonight the Russian military struck a hotel in Krivoy Rog, where Ukrainian military and foreign mercenaries were also accommodated, one can only agree with the authors of the article.
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