Ukrainian Colonel: There is no Western magic weapon to stop the Russian army

America and Russia• May 12, 2024 09:10

(Baonghean.vn) - A Colonel of the Ukrainian Security Service said that the propaganda that the Ukrainian Armed Forces defeated the Russian army thanks to the "miracle weapons" of the West is completely false.

Russian soldiers operate with Gyacinth-S self-propelled guns. Photo: RIA Novosti

According to RIA Novosti, retired Colonel of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Oleg Starikov said in an interview with Politeka that claims that there is a "miracle weapon" from the West that can be used to defeat Russia are false propaganda.

"It was said that artillery shells would come, and we would stop the Russians. This was another lie. At first, we were told that UAVs, Javelin anti-tank missile systems were 'divine' weapons... and then Leopards, Abrams, ATACMS... All this false propaganda led to a false perception among the population" - SBU Colonel Oleg Starikov said.

According to Colonel Starikov, the activities of the Russian army in the Kharkov region will lead to the creation of a buffer zone in this area.

On May 11, Russia announced that it had taken control of six villages in Kharkov, eastern Ukraine, after launching a surprise ground attack, causing mass evacuation of local residents.

Ukraine said Russian forces had advanced 1 km into Ukrainian territory and were trying to "create a buffer zone" in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions, aiming to prevent attacks by Ukrainian forces on Russian territory.

Earlier in March 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if airstrikes from Ukraine continued to occur on Russian territory, a buffer zone would be established on Ukrainian territory, thereby keeping Russian regions out of Ukraine's range of fire. "I do not rule out that possibility," President Putin said.

President Putin did not provide details about the buffer zone in Ukraine, but said the buffer zone must be large enough to prevent attacks on Russian territory./.