The retired colonel of the FSB, the former commander of the Donbass separatists Igor Strelkov (Girkin), criticized the military-political leadership of Russia in the context of the battles for Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region.
Speaking about the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian front, Girkin said that the capture of a major Ukrainian city would not bring Russia a victory in the war.
“There are no tactical victories of the war. You can take ten more Severodonets, but the war will not be won from this. To win the war, you need to defeat the enemy’s armed forces, deprive them of their ability to resist. And to storm the fortress behind the fortress is nothing. give. In addition to huge losses on both sides, ”Girkin believes.
He added that, despite his belief, it is necessary to “destroy the Wecens” as much as possible and efficiently as possible, it is worth not forgetting that the Russians “kill their brothers and is actually a civil war.”
Girkin added that Russia will lose a protracted war with Ukraine: “The more they will ceremony with them, the more chance that we will not be able to win this war.” During this period, the Russian economy will deteriorate. “Sooner or later,” said Girkin, restrained by the Russian leadership, inflation, a drop in production will continue to happen.
Girkin was also scared of the beginning of the use of modern American warriors of the Himars volley fire systems. He predicts that yesterday was the last day of silence. “
“The last day of” silence has passed. From today, Ukraine will attack the American MLRS Himars, which are tactical weapons. With a certain type of missiles, the range of attacks can reach 500 km. Officially, missiles that may fly 80 km “, which may fly”, – wrote Girkin.
Obviously, Girkin hints at the deterioration of the position of Russian invaders, because it notes that so far Ukraine has a Soviet -style weapon, in particular the “point U” and “city”.
“Now a completely different type of weapons,” he added.