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Arestovich said that the next month will be difficult/Channel 24 collage troops almost lost their offensive potential, but were able to immediately increase it. At the same time, Lend-Lease did not arrive as quickly as necessary. Therefore, now it will be a month of very heavy fighting for Ukraine.
Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the President's Office, reported this to Channel 24. He stressed that the pace of aid is slower than Ukraine needs it.
Help does not keep up
According to Arestovich, the pace of lend-lease frankly do not succeed. He explained that now there is a pursuit of schedules for the delivery of aid to Ukraine for Lend-Lease and Russian accumulation of reserves, and, unfortunately, the Russians are ahead of us.
According to Arestovich, the enemy will be able to prepare up to 30 battalions of tactical groups within 1-1.5 months. As the adviser emphasized, this is one third of the total number of Russian military who have entered the territory of Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Therefore, in the next month we are in for significant trouble. It will be very, very difficult for us at the front,” Arestovich said.
When the situation changes
However, as he emphasized, if Lend-Lease then works as it should, then the situation at the front will change in our favor. At the same time, during this time, the Russians will be exhausted, since these 30 battalions will be thrown into battles.
According to Arestovich, everyone knows how the Russians fight, so it’s no secret that in 2 weeks from the enemy battalion 20% – 40% of the personnel will remain.
In a month and a half they will exhaust their strength, and we will just save up. Then, perhaps, the situation will go the other way. At least in 1.5 months – somewhere in the middle of July – the situation will be compared, – said Arestovich.
As he noted, if the Lend-Lease story had begun at least 3 weeks earlier, It hasn't been such a hard month. However, unfortunately, it is inevitable, so we must tune in to it.
“I remind you that we will win after all, Russia cannot win the potential pursuit with the West and the attempts of the Ukrainian people to fight for their own. However, the month will be difficult,” summed up Arestovich.
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine showed incredible resilience and valor/Collage of Channel 24
There is a defense breach. And there is a gaping defense. Here, the Muscovites had exactly gnawed through our defenses in the Popasna area with a further expansion of the bridgehead in order to threaten the Bakhmut-Lysichansk highway.
The “special operation” turned into a gnaw through the defenses it was a gnawing based on firepower (rocket and artillery troops plus aircraft), where the enemy has an advantage, despite the help of Western partners.
It is actually a miracle our troops in the Popasna area held out, given the enemy's advantage in firepower. 05/poka-vsu-tvorili-chudesa-vtoraja-armija-mira-zaanimalas-progryzaniem-vmesto-proryva-1f21823.jpg” alt=”While the Armed Forces of Ukraine performed miracles, the "second army of the world" was engaged in gnawing instead of breaking through” />< /p> Russian invaders cannot break the resistance of Ukrainians who heroically defend their land/Photo “ArmyInform”
< p>I would like to hope that the command will take and implement the most optimal decision on the situation at the front in the area of the Severodonetsk-Lysichansk ledge and on the flanks, keeping in mind all the risks.
Satellite recorded the movement of cargo ships in Mariupol: Russians can export metal and grain/Radio Liberty
Occupants have intensified their activities in the captured port of Mariupol. According to satellite images released by Schema journalists, the invaders can send metal and grain from there.
Planet Labs photos showed that in the port of Mariupol captured by the invaders, foreign ships moved to the berths where they usually ship products .
What is known about the situation in the Mariupol port
The journalists found out that the grain stored in the grain terminal of the port belongs to Ukraine, and most of the metal belongs to Rinat Akhmetov's Metinvest company. Earlier, Igor Barsky, director of the Mariupol Commercial Sea Port, announced the intention of the infidels to take out Ukrainian property.
According to information from the administration of the Mariupol port, since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 6 cargo ships under foreign flags have been in the port waters .
Schema journalists found that 2 of them are Lady Augusta (Jamaica, North America) and Tzarevna (Malta). On May 24, the Planet Labs satellite captured them at the piers. In particular, where the grain terminal is located.
Previously, Tzarevna stood at other berths of the port, where metal products were mainly loaded. This is evidenced by a satellite image on May 11. Lady Augusta was moored nearby.
Now three other vessels have moved to the metal loading berths. These are Blue Star-1 (Panama, Central America), Azburg (Dominica) and Azov Concord (Malta).
Previously, they stood at the berths next to one of the exits to the Sea of Azov, which is called “New Gate” . This is evidenced by a photo of Planet Labs from May 11th. At the same time, the satellite recorded another ship next to them – Smarta (Liberia).
What ships are in the captured port of Mariupol:
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for the occupation. The occupiers seized the crew members and took them away in an unknown direction. After that, Smarta did not change its location.
Help.Approximately 200,000 tons of metal and cast iron worth more than $170 million remain on the territory of the Mariupol Trade Port enterprise. Most of the metal belongs to Metinvest, Rinat Akhmetov. Other metal and cast iron are products of Azovstal and the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works.
Metinvest reported that part of the metal products had already been loaded onto the Tzarevna vessel, which remained in the port. Before the start of a full-scale invasion, these products were being prepared for export to Italy.
There was not only metal, but also grain on the port territory
Port Director Igor Barsky said that there was not only metal, but warehouses with grain. In total, more than 3.4 thousand tons of grain remained in the warehouses. Another 9 thousand tons were loaded onto one of the ships, but it could not leave the port due to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol Petr Andryushchenko said that the infidels are trying to resume the work of the port and raised the sunken boat of border guards, blocking one of the exits to the Sea of Azov – the so-called “old gate”.
Infidels reopening the port, and plan to take everything they can out of there. But access to the sea through the “old gates” may not be suitable for them, because the depth is too small for most of the boards that are located there, and the “new gates” remain, according to our information, blocked, Vadim Boychenko said.
< p>“New Gates” blocks another sunken ship “Meotida”, which the invaders have not yet managed to raise. Also, the loading of ships is now complicated by the fact that the cranes necessary for this do not work due to a lack of electricity as a result of damage to the port substation.
At the same time, the infidels plan to use a floating crane, which can also load metal into the holds of ships.
There was a diesel floating crane that they can use to load. It is unlikely that they will be able to restore the work of the substation in the near future, – said the director of the port, Igor Barsky.
Note that the crew of Tzarevna was blocked by the invaders for a long time. The Bulgarian government and Malta have been negotiating to provide a green corridor for evacuation. Then it became known that part of the crew was taken to temporarily occupied Donetsk.
Schema journalists contacted the owner of Tzarevna, Bulgarian citizen Daniel Stefanov, but he did not want to comment to journalists.
Blocking of Ukrainian ports by Russia: latest news
- The aggressor country is blocking Ukrainian ports, effectively blocking most of the country's exports. In particular, on February 24, not a single cargo ship could leave Odessa. The lack of supply of certain products provided by Ukraine, primarily grain, will lead to a further increase in prices around the world.
- According to estimates, more than 400 million people in the world depend on the supply of grain from Ukraine. Concern about the rising level of hunger in the world was expressed even in the UN. Many countries require Russia to unblock Ukrainian ports.
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said that the aggressor state can provide humanitarian corridors for ships to leave Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, but has a number of requirements . In particular, the infidels want sanctions restrictions to be eased against them and for the Ukrainian side to clear the port water area on its own.
Invaders can turn Mariupol into a base/Getty images
All events to date indicate that the infidels are planning to make a military base in Mariupol. They still want to open the port to overturn cargo and take out all the loot.
Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, told Channel 24 about this. He also noted that the situation in Mariupol resembles a ghetto, because now it is more and more difficult to leave and enter the city.
that they “neutralize dangerous elements”. In addition, these Kadyrovites also perform the function of “mobile patrols”, equipping roadblocks, thereby blocking yesterday's possible evacuation routes. Andryushchenko says.
According to Petr Andryushchenko, this is all happening, they are redirecting the stolen by sea even now. The Russians are also interested in resuming the work of the Ilyich plant, at least the surviving parts. According to an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, there are also certain leaders of infidels who propose to turn Mariupol into a “new Grozny”.
Latest news about Mariupol
- Advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, said that Russian infidels have begun the process of providing Russian passports to Mariupol residents. The quasi-republic of the “DPR” is behind the organization of the criminal change of citizenship, which gave a start to obtaining the passport of the aggressor country.
- Andryushchenko also said that Russian infidels claim that the port in Mariupol has started working as usual. According to him, technically, the operation of the port and the restoration of cargo transshipment require electricity, which is not available. Even a large number of missing generators will not ensure the full operation of the port.
- For almost three months, the Russian military has been destroying Mariupol, where there is no basic need for subsistence. Recently, the WHO warned that the lack of water supply in Mariupol could spread infectious diseases, including cholera.
- Near the city, the satellite recorded three large sites of alleged mass graves. More than 100 thousand people still remain on the territory of Mariupol. At the same time, Russia continues to carry out forced deportation of Ukrainians.
- Until recently, there were heavy battles for Azovstal, where Ukrainian military and civilians were located. In early May, the civilians were evacuated. After that, on May 16, the evacuation of wounded Ukrainian soldiers from Azovstal began.
- According to intelligence from the British Ministry of Defense, a total of about 1,700 Ukrainian soldiers left Azovstal. Ukrainian defenders and defenders were taken to the occupied territories, after which they were to be exchanged for Russian prisoners.
Ukraine is not ready to make concessions to the invaders/Office of the President of Ukraine
I want the fullest possible understanding that nothing has ended yet. Therefore, we must continue to fight on all fronts. Russia spends huge resources to prove to the world the main thing: supposedly Russians have the right to kill Ukrainians. And not get a full punishment for it.
Russia is not sitting idle
That is why pro-Russian lobbyists in Europe are starting to raise their heads little by little.
Just yesterday, the information agenda was exclusively oil embargo and Russian war crimes. Today, certain political mouths are offering us a new agenda: a ceasefire, a frozen conflict and the surrender of part of the territories for the sake of peace.
What can you offer to protect your comfortable social media feed from bad news and resume business with Russia. “We want to return the old, pre-war way of life. Agree to some compromises” – in some Western eyes you can read literally the following.
Red lines
So there is no ambiguity. Ukraine will not participate in this discussion. We do not trade our citizens, territories or sovereignty. It's a clear red line. Ukrainian society has paid a terrible price and will not allow anyone to take even a step in this direction – not a single government, not a single country. Any hint of this from any partner will receive a fundamental reaction.
There can be no question of freezing the conflict.
First, any freeze is a war postponed in time. Larger, bloodier and more prepared on the part of the aggressor, who will do the work on the mistakes, dismiss and arrest the generals, and put in their place militants with the experience of today's war. By the way, we also did our work on the mistakes: Ukraine drew conclusions from the Minsk agreements and therefore will not go to Minsk-3.
Secondly, geopolitical “strategists” talk about territories, but no one talks about people. Since the beginning of the war, 13 million Ukrainians have already left their homes. These people will not return to live in the occupied territories or in the “grey” war zone. Because it's risky. This means that we will not have an economy.
Are those who call for a freeze on the war going to support our settlers for life? There are serious doubts about this. Millions of Ukrainians also found themselves under occupation, and we will not allow anyone to trade their fate, sitting in a comfortable chair in a non-belligerent country.
Are negotiations possible
Every war ends at the negotiating table, and this one will be no exception. But negotiations will become possible only when the parties are ready to negotiate. To do this, Russia needs to begin to soberly assess the situation. It is unlikely that statements about concessions, saving face or freezing the conflict will contribute to this.
No one in the world is interested in a prolonged war. Nobody is interested in a food crisis. But today the shortest way to end the war is weapons, sanctions and financial assistance to Ukraine.
There can be no greater stab in the back than proposals to give away part of the territories from those whose values and Ukrainians defend the borders, giving their lives. Maybe freedom and democracy are no longer worth fighting for?
Ukraine was given from three days to several weeks. The Ukrainians defended Kyiv, liberated three regions and are completing the liberation of the fourth. Today, the same people are offering us to give Russia the east and south. Thanks for the advice, but perhaps we will accept the help of weapons.
Arestovich about the offensive of the Russians/Collage of Channel 24
< strong _ngcontent-sc87="">The war with Russia has dragged on. Although the Russian troops almost lost their offensive potential, they were able to quickly build it up.
Aleksey Arestovich, a freelance adviser to the head of the President's Office, said this for Channel 24.
“Lend-Lease is frankly not on time, and the Russian troops have some successes. For example, the fall of Mariupol. They insistently want to take Severodonetsk. A very powerful consolidated reaction is needed from the West, for which they were not ready,” said Arestovich.
The Russians are ahead
According to Arestovich, for several weeks there were talks about the pursuit of Lend-Lease and the accumulation of reserves by the Russians. Now the infidels are ahead.
In a month or a month and a half they will be able to prepare for 30 battalion tactical groups. This is a huge argument now, a third of what entered the territory of Ukraine during a full-scale war. They just have enough. We, accordingly, do not have time, – said the adviser.
He noted that in the next month Ukraine will face big troubles. The military will be very hard at the front. However, then, strategically, if Lend-Lease works as it should, and the Russians spend their resources, because they throw everything into battle, the situation will go the other way. Perhaps it will be even later, or at least the situation will even out.
War has its price
The adviser believes that in terms of psychological stress, the next month will remind of the beginning of the conflict, when depression began, there were panic rumors and fatigue. However, he assured that Ukraine is still winning.
“We need to tune in to a difficult month, where there will be many reports of abandoned places, heavy losses and areas captured by the Russians. This is such a price of pace in the war If the Lend-Lease story did not start immediately after Bucha, but 3 weeks earlier, then this month there would be no war,” Arestovich said.
He added, that he hopes that the US will be able to activate the West.We need new sanctions that should cut off the sale of Russian energy resources as well, because they give Russia money to earn.With this kind of money, infidels can fight for a very long time.
” It is also a weapon and the consolidation of the entire West, because you need to act immediately. Long reflections do not contribute to the defense of Ukraine,” Arestovich stressed.
Pay attention – the full interview with Oleksiy Arestovich: watch the video
Many wounded invaders are brought to the border cities of Russia/Focus
serious losses in the war against Ukraine. They are massively taken to medical institutions in the border regions of Russia.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, hospitals in the border regions of Russia are “teeming” with wounded soldiers. This information is regularly received by representatives of the General Staff.
The infidels lose a lot of both personnel and military equipment.
The enemy continues to suffer losses of personnel and military technology. Information is regularly received about the concentration of a significant number of wounded servicemen of the armed forces of the Russian Federation in medical institutions near the border with Ukraine settlements, the report says.
Those who were forcibly mobilized have practically no chance of surviving
According to Channel 24 sources in the Ukrainian special services, Russians have a clear gradation as to who needs medical assistance as soon as possible. First of all, doctors save Russian military personnel.
Then – conscripts, militants from ORDLO, mercenaries of private military companies. And only then – mobilized residents in the temporarily occupied territories. The last ones literally have no chance of surviving, if they receive damage: one of the options is flight, the other is non-critical wounds.
The militants from ORDLO can count on a slightly better attitude, but they also have significant losses. After serious battles, it is the Russians who are taken to the nearest medical facilities so that they have a better chance of surviving.
Interestingly, the militants are mainly taken to the border regions of Russia or as far as Rostov. But only so-called “officers” or persons known thanks to Russian propaganda usually get there. That is why their losses are very serious – there are already thousands of 200s during the entire time of the full-scale invasion.
Although, judging by the publication of the General Staff of the ZSU, Russian military are also brought to the border regions.
Militant collaborators are annoyed by the attitude of infidels. They literally say that the Russians killed friends. Some men needed simple operations. But due to the fact that the hospitals were full of Russian soldiers, the militants did not receive timely assistance and died.
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