Putin announced a lull on the front line due to the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the counteroffensive

The active phase of the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was replaced by a certain lull, due to the serious losses of the Ukrainian side. About it declared Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched it (counteroffensive) on June 4, using strategic reserves. Oddly enough, at the moment we are seeing a certain lull. Due to the fact that the enemy suffers serious losses. Both in personnel and in technology,” he said.

According to him, the soldiers of the Russian army have already destroyed 245 tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 678 armored vehicles of various types. Among them are German Leopards, American and French armored vehicles.

“Apparently, the enemy is now combining from brigades that have suffered serious losses, new units, is engaged in restoring combat capability,” Putin added.

Kyiv, according to the president, is afraid of repeating the same losses, since this will lead not only to a weakening of the offensive potential, but also to the loss of the combat capability of the army as a whole.

“Today, we see that this offensive potential has not yet been exhausted, there are reserves that the enemy thinks, where and how to withdraw … Thanks to the courage and heroism of our soldiers, the readiness of commanders to repel any aggressive actions, the enemy has no chance,” – Putin said, adding that Kiev understands this.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been conducting offensive operations since June 4. On June 9, Putin said that the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had definitely begun, but the Ukrainian army was not able to achieve its goals in any sector. June 16 during the plenary session SPIEF Putin said that the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are 10 times higher than the Russian ones. On June 13, at a meeting with military officers, Putin said that starting from June 4, Kyiv could lose up to 30% of the equipment delivered from abroad in an attempt to launch a large-scale counteroffensive.

June 20 Pentagon spokesman informed journalists that the United States was initially aware that the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine would be difficult, but considered sufficient stocks of Western weapons to carry out the offensive. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar, in turn, said that during the offensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are facing “frantic” resistance from the Russian Armed Forces, and in some areas it is the Russian side that conducts offensive operations.