The next six months will be crucial for regaining the initiative in the war – Biletsky
The next six months will be a turning point in the war, during which Ukraine has a real opportunity to seize the initiative on the battlefield and significantly strengthen its position ahead of future peace talks.
This view was expressed by Andriy Biletsky, commander of the Third Army Corps, in an interview with Reuters.
According to the commander’s assessment, the Russian army is currently noticeably exhausted and has lost the ability to make large-scale strategic breakthroughs due to a severe shortage of personnel, which prevents it from advancing with the same intensity as last year. Biletsky is convinced that if Ukrainian forces maintain their offensive momentum for several months, it will force Russia to abandon its plans for the complete occupation of the Donetsk region.
The military official highlighted several key factors in the current conflict:
Technological advantage: Ukraine is the clear leader in the use of heavy bomber drones and unmanned ground vehicles (robotic platforms).
Enemy communication issues: Moscow is “radically losing” in the realm of operational combat communications due to systematic restrictions on the use of Starlink terminals on its side.
The occupiers’ advantage: The Russian side is currently winning the technological race in the segment of drones with fiber-optic communication, which are fully protected from electronic warfare (EW) measures.
Andriy Biletsky emphasized that the task of the Defense Forces for this period is to make targeted improvements to their positions, capture strategically important points, and wear down the enemy. In his view, the likelihood that Russian resources will be exhausted before Ukraine’s internal problems reach a critical threshold has now increased significantly. This will allow for more “creative” combined offensive operations of a new generation to be conducted as early as this year, which will help Ukraine engage with Russia from a position of strength and preserve what is most precious—the lives of Ukrainian servicemen.
On the anniversary of the full-scale invasion, Andriy Biletsky, commander of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, stated that Ukraine needs not a formal peace, but a genuine one—one that preserves state sovereignty and ensures the ability to defend itself in the future.
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