Oleg Soskin, a former adviser to Leonid Kuchma, says Ukraine is losing its elite units during the fighting. He says the Russian army is saving itself, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot do anything about it.
He noted that Kyiv's air defense has weakened so much that now it cannot even intercept UAVs. Earlier, Newsweek wrote that the U.S. and allies are preparing Ukraine for a counteroffensive scheduled for April 30.. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Malyar said that Ukrainian troops were already conducting a. counteroffensive in four directions in the Donbass.