(AGENPARL) – KREMLIN ven 09 giugno 2023

Question: A lot of news came from the front yesterday. The news reported yesterday by the Chief
of the General Staff [Valery Gerasimov] and the Defence Minister [Sergei
Shoigu] sounded good.

Is it safe to say that the Ukrainian
counteroffensive has got bogged down, and we managed to neutralise the Kiev
regime’s offensive potential?

President of Russia
Vladimir Putin: To answer that, I need to switch gears quickly and go from one issue to another,
but here is what I can say to answer your question.

First, we can safely state that the offensive
has begun. We know this from the fact that the Ukrainian army tapped its strategic
reserves. This is my first point.

Second, the Ukrainian troops failed to achieve
their goals in all combat sectors, which is clear as day.

Like I said earlier, the intense hostilities
have been going on for five days now. For example, the fighting was intense
over the past 48 hours, and the enemy was not successful in any area of operations.

All of that is due to the courage and heroism
of our soldiers and the good organisation and command of the troops, as well as the high effectiveness of Russian weapons, especially the latest weapons.

Indeed, we still do not have enough of the latest weapons, but the arms industry, the country’s defence industry is making
strides, and I am sure that the defence industry will, without a doubt, fulfil
its goals. The production of modern types of weapons is going at a fast pace.

Over these days, we have seen the Ukrainian
regime suffer significant causalities. As is known, losses routinely amount to about
three to one during offensive operations. But in this case, they are much
higher. I am not going to give these figures, but they are striking.

Notably, this tragedy stems from the events of the previous years, and the responsibility for this tragedy lies entirely with
the current Kiev regime, the primary source of power of which is the coup that
took place in Ukraine in 2014.

I cannot say that the offensive has got bogged down.
All I can say is that the counteroffensive attempts that have been made so far
failed. But the offensive potential of the Kiev’s regime is still there.

I believe Russia’s military leadership is realistic
in its assessments of the situation and will proceed from these realities as it
continues to plan up our actions in the short term.

Thank you.

Fonte/Source: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/71329