Ukrainian Armed Forces commander Oleksandr Syrsky in a Tuesday interview with TSN television said his troops are taking the war to Russia and successfully grinding down the Kremlin’s forces, but the end of the war isn’t yet in sight. Kyiv Post transcribed and translated the 90-plus-minute discussion, and broke out six high points from General Syrsky’s comments about the progress of combat so far and battles in the future. The full English transcription is here.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The original interview video is here:
1. The quantity and intensity of Russian assaults is shrinking and Ukraine’s forces are attacking more. Syrsky said the tempo of fighting is shifting in Ukraine’s favor. He said the Kremlin is still embarked on a strategic offensive with the objective of capturing major portions of Ukrainian territory, but those efforts are now visibly getting smaller. Russian forces in past years had attacked along, roughly, 13 major operational axes, and now the assault effort has fallen to seven, Syrsky said. Ukraine’s campaign targeting Russian road freight and rail traffic, and logistics hubs and command infrastructure has reduced the number of Russian troops arriving at the front, supply of military material to them, he said, and Russian forces in the field have become less maneuverable, forcing Russia’s generals to concentrate effort in a smaller area.
