Only the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin needs the scenario of a protracted war in Ukraine.

Currently, it is important

for the Armed Forces

to maintain defense and prepare for counteroffensive actions.   

In an interview with OBOZREVATEL, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Reserve Major of the Armed Forces Oleksiy Hetman, told about this.

"Everything will depend on how well we can prepare the forces. It was officially reported that at least eight brigades are currently undergoing training under the banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is information that certain units are being staffed and supplemented, our military is undergoing training abroad - this is almost 10,000 military personnel. In general, as Josep Borrell said, the number of trained and appropriately armed Ukrainian soldiers can reach 30,000," the military man recalled.

Oleksiy Hetman emphasized that the Ukrainian military now absolutely needs to withstand the defense and prepare for April-May.

"After our counterattack, there can be no longer any long-term war. Because this year we plan to liberate Crimea. After Crimea returns to Ukraine, I think such processes will begin inside the Russian Federation that Putin may not be able to hold on to his position." - he summarized.

We will remind, military expert Oleg

Zhdanov believes that during the counteroffensives in Donbas, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not carry out head-on assaults.

The Ukrainian military will probably try to bypass the Russian defense lines.

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