Arestovich on the future of the war in Ukraine/Getty images
A few weeks ago, everyone was waiting for a sudden offensive in the Donbass, they say, it should be instantaneous and powerful. Why this did not happen – Russia is trying to deplete the Armed Forces of Ukraine so that we cannot accumulate Western support in the required amount.
Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the President's Office, stated this on air on Channel 24. He also noted that the Russians do not give the Armed Forces the opportunity to accumulate forces and weapons, we shoot everything that we could accumulate in a day.
This prevents us from gathering forces for a counteroffensive . There will be no such danger as it was at the beginning of the war. But you will have to fight for a long time and stop all these offensives, – says Arestovich.
Why Russia is “dragging” the war
Such a “dragging” on the part of Russia will entail not only difficulties with the counteroffensive, but will also slowly deplete our economy and military forces – this is the calculation of the occupiers.
I don't think Russia will implement this plan. I believe that lend-lease from America will defeat the Russian attempts. But this can definitely last for months, so you need to tune in that the conflict will be long and bloody, Aleksey Arestovich warns.
The situation at the front is really difficult
< p>The adviser to the head of the OP explains the difficult situation at the front – if you look through the eyes of a simple soldier, it is really very difficult, because you have to lose brothers and maneuver between constant shelling of artillery and aircraft.
“However, if you look at a common front line and carry out a projection on the war throughout the country, then the Russians do not achieve the goal of this operation, at least,” Arestovich assures.
