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Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of
the AFU, was interviewed by the Washington
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Post and it was the perfect cold shower for
Western audiences, politicians and supporters.
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I love the fact that Zaluzhnyi does not appear
very often in the Ukrainian and Western media,
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but is always very accurate and on time.
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Here are the main talking
points from the interview :
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Zaluzhnyi is angry at assessments that
Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive
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in the east and south of the country has begun
more slowly than expected. According to him,
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the AFU is making daily advances - even if it
is only 500 meters. Ukraine is now the most
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mined country in the world. And this is just
one of the reasons why the start is so slow.
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"This is not a show that the whole world is
watching and betting on or anything like that.
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Every day, every meter is given in blood. Yes,
maybe not as fast as the show participants,
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the observers, would like,
but that's their problem."
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The questions that plague Zaluzhnyi
every day: When will Ukraine's Western
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partners provide the weapons it needs,
including more ammunition and F-16s?
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"We need shells, planes and patience.
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We need more weapons of any kind to make Ukraine's
counteroffensive go faster." And he says this to
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anyone who wants to listen, including his
American counterpart, Gen. Mark Milley.
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NATO military doctrine is good, but when
you have air superiority over the enemy.
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NATO countries have plenty of aircraft and
they can afford to follow it completely.
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Ukraine's current fighter jets
can't stand up to Russia's.
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Ukraine doesn't need many planes, but Ukraine
needs new generation planes. Everyone would be
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surprised if the Ukrainians went on the offensive
with bows and arrows, but for some reason everyone
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thinks it's okay for the Ukrainians to go
on the offensive without modern aircraft.
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Western countries would never launch
an offensive without air superiority.
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Ukraine still has not received modern fighter
planes, yet some partners expect the AFU to
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quickly liberate the occupied territories.
Until the planes arrive, a lot of people
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are dying every day - a lot. Simply because
the solution has not yet been implemented.
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He also made it clear to everyone that the
AFU will continue to advance, no matter what
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happens with the Zaporizhzhia NPP or threats
of nuclear strikes. The Russians are doing
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everything to intimidate, but the Ukrainians
are not going to give in to intimidation.
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Also, the AFU must fire at least as
many artillery shells as the enemy.
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Zaluzhnyi said that he passed on his concerns
to Mark Milley, whom he considers a friend.
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"We have an agreement: we're on call 24
hours a day. So sometimes I can call and say,
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'If I don't get 100,000 shells a week, 1,000
people will die. Step into my shoes." Millie
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is well aware of everything, but the
supply doesn't depend on him alone.
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On Western equipment losses : Zaluzhnyi admitted
that several Western tanks and BMPs were destroyed
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or damaged. "Ukraine received Leopard tanks
not to ride in parades, but for combat work.
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On the battlefield any Leopard
is a target for the enemy."
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I take this interview as a great signal:
GIVE MORE guns, missiles, and equipment for
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you are still not doing enough if you really want
Ukraine to win this war, not freeze the conflict.
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And in the context of the Prigozhin revolt
and other crises in Russia, you are also in
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vain afraid to do more. You have been afraid all
along of someone who is himself very much afraid !
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