2023-04-26 22:48:00
The Ukrainians are “in a good position” for a counteroffensive against the Russian military, the top US military commander in Europe told a congressional committee on Wednesday, according to CNN.
General Christopher CavoliFoto: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images / Profimedia
“According to the modeling that we have done very carefully with them, the Ukrainians are in a good position,” said the head of the US European Command, General Christopher Cavoli, adding that the US was working with them on a possible surprise attack.
Cavoli also said that Russia’s ground force is larger today “than it was at the beginning of the conflict”, despite suffering numerous losses in its war against Ukraine.
“The Russian ground force has been somewhat reduced by this conflict, but it is larger today than it was at the beginning of the conflict,” Cavoli told the House Armed Services Committee, referring to the mobilization dictated by Putin or covertly by the authorities russian
Apart from its ground forces, Russia has a number of options at its disposal, he said.
The Air Force “lost very little; they lost 80 planes,” he said. “They still have another 1,000 fighter jets and fighter bombers.”
“So they’re still using all that conventional power, too, and mixing it all together,” Cavoli said.
Russian submarines are “more active” in the Atlantic
“One of those forces is their submarine forces. It is difficult to speak publicly, as you well know, about submarine warfare and our efforts in this regard. But I can say that the Russians are more active than we’ve seen them in years, and their patrols in the Atlantic are at a high level, mostly at a higher level than we’ve seen in years,” the general said on Wednesday Christopher Cavoli.
“And this is happening, as you pointed out, despite all the efforts they are making inside Ukraine,” he said, as quoted by CNN.
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