“Ukraine’s current counteroffensive will not defeat Russia” but “shows how its army can be defeated,” the former British army general said.
The question concerns all observers of the conflict: Will Ukraine win the war against Russia? And if so, when? The Ukrainian army is currently conducting a counteroffensive, particularly on the southern front, to liberate the areas occupied by Putin’s forces since February 2022. “L“Ukraine’s current counteroffensive will not defeat Russia.”, a former British Army general told the Financial Times. It is also “unlikely” that the occupation of eastern Ukraine “will be halved before winter.” Which, according to the military expert, was “an optimistic goal.”
“But it showed how to defeat the Russian army. Not in 2023, though in 2024 or 2025”explains Sir Richard Barrons. It is therefore important for him to support Kiev “as long as it takes”.
“The war will last at least until next year”
In addition, he believes that Ukraine is seriously lacking “critical equipment” for demining and will have to wait until mid-2024 to rebuild a sufficiently powerful air force. “If we can solve all this, The war will last at least until next year.. Barrons also warns against a “rushed schedule.”
At your side, “The Russian armed forces are exhausted and have run out of ammunitionbut if they don’t just give up, it will still be a long road,” he concluded.