The governor of Kharkiv, Oleh Syniehubov, dismissed criticism regarding an apparent deficiency of Ukrainian defenses along a lengthy shared border with Russia, stating that defenses remain strong despite Russian forces seizing many villages and engaging in fierce combat.
However, a soldier from Ukraine has made the unprecedented move of criticizing in public the country’s efforts to prevent Russia from advancing into its northeast, a threat that commanders have been expecting since they repulsed an earlier invasion two years ago.
Fighting to thwart the most recent onslaught, Denys stated in a post.
stating on Facebook that “we could die and no one will hear the truth” was the reason he was speaking up.
He stated: “The first line of fortifications and mines simply did not exist.”
