General Krivonos: Russian minefields were an unpleasant surprise for the Armed Forces of Ukraine – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

“Even today the Russian army is again giving such unpleasant surprises to our troops in the direction of Energodar,” the Ukrainian general said on the Pryamoy TV channel.

He noted that in the last week alone, the Russian military has placed “about 25 minefields.”

Krivonos also highlighted the creation by the Russian Ministry of Defense of a powerful network of training centers for the training of officers and highly valued their work. Russian leaders are actively and efficiently preparing resources, he admitted.

Previously, experts interviewed by Business Insider suggested that due to the approach of winter and worsening weather conditions, the American Abrams tanks supplied to Ukraine will not be very effective, so one should not wait for them to appear on the field. battle until spring 2024. “It is difficult for them (Abrams tanks – editor’s note) to find good use due to the deteriorating weather and the powerful Russian defense lines,” the publication quotes the experts’ summary.