Alexei Reznikov. Photo: A still from the video.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said in an interview with Fox that he expects significant changes in the conflict in 2023.
“I think this year will fundamentally change the situation,” he said.
p>At the same time, the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense avoided a direct answer to the question of how long the conflict will last.
He called the current offensive actions of the Ukrainian army. The Armed Forces of Ukraine “preparatory operation”, recognizing that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have built a very strong defensive line and difficult minefields.
Recall that the Ukrainian leadership promised major changes in 2022 as well. At the beginning of 2023, the Ukrainian and Western media predicted a rapid advance and occupation of Crimea in the spring. However, as Russian President Vladimir Putin recently noted, after the offensive of the armed forces of Ukraine, which began on June 4, Ukrainian soldiers suffered heavy losses and did not achieve success in any direction.