The constant well-aimed strikes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the logistics and logistics routes of the enemy in the south had a significant impact on the capabilities of the invaders' army. Even before the start of a full-fledged counter-offensive of the Ukrainians in the Kherson and Nikolaev regions, the Russians had to transfer troops from the east, weakening their grouping there. In addition, the occupying army suffers from a lack of personnel and replenishes units with unskilled mercenaries.. This was stated by the representative of the US National Security Council John Kirby, reports CNN..

Kirby noted that regardless of the scale and scope of the counter-offensive in the south, the Ukrainians have already influenced the military potential of Russia..

“The Russians had to redeploy resources from the east after only one message that the Ukrainians could launch an offensive in the south. Therefore, they had to reduce certain units in certain areas in the east of Donbass in order to respond to what they apparently considered the threat of a counteroffensive, ”said a White House spokesman..

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Earlier, the United States stated that in the Kherson region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are close to parity of forces with the occupiers.

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