Despite the capture of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine cannot be called successful. The Russian army suffered significant losses in this direction and was unable to fulfill the tasks set from the very beginning.. This is stated in a report on the Pentagon website..

An unnamed representative of the American department in his speech noted that the Russians are conducting an offensive in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions "

“The Russians are making very gradual, limited, laborious and costly progress only in certain small areas of the Donbass.. They are far behind their own schedule and cannot achieve their goals, ”said a Pentagon spokesman..

In addition, he stressed that in recent weeks, the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to inflict tangible counterattacks on the enemy in response. In particular, according to the ammunition depots of the Russians. In many ways, the success of the Ukrainian military in the United States is associated with the effective use of Western MLRS, which, finally, began to arrive in Ukraine..

“Starting from last week, the ability of Ukrainians to use HIMARS systems is increasingly noticeable, which significantly reduces the ability of Russians to advance even where they were already so difficult and slow to advance.. Therefore, we cannot say that they are winning in the east, ”summed up the American military.

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Recall that the day before, the Pentagon expressed readiness to provide Ukraine with the necessary weapons for years to come..