Vladimir Putin waves to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their talks in Sochi, Russia, September 4, 2023 © AFP / Sergei Karpukhin
RT: Ukraine's counteroffensive has 'failed' – Putin
Kiev’s forces haven’t managed to break Russian lines despite ten days of “violent attacks,” MOD chief Sergey Shoigu added Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive has not “stalled” but failed, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on Monday.
With Ukrainian losses mounting and Kiev ramping up its conscription efforts, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu affirmed his commander-in-chief's assessment. The Ukrainian operation “is not stalled; it is a failure,” Putin declared, following talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the resort city of Sochi.
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WNU Editor: The russia defense minister is saying the same thing .... Ukraine Fails to Achieve Its Goals in Three Months of Counteroffensive – Shoigu (Sputnik).
As to what is my take.
It is true that the Ukraine offensive did not produce the quick results that many Western military pundits were predicting at the beginning, nor has there been a collapse of the Russian lines. But I also think it is premature at the current moment to say that it has failed.
Putin Says Ukraine's Counter-Offensive Has Failed
Ukrainian counter-offensive fails, says Putin -- TASS
Putin: Ukraine's Counteroffensive is Failure, Not Stalemate -- Sputnik
Putin says again Ukraine counteroffensive ‘has failed’ as Kyiv claims gains -- Al Jazeera
Putin Abruptly Stops Listing Ukraine's Losses in Counteroffensive 'Fiasco' -- Newsweek
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