UK general explains why Ukraine needs to defeat Russia in 2023

This is reported by The Guardian with reference to Times Radio.

According to the former head of the British army, if Ukraine fails to de-occupy the territories captured by the Russian Federation, Kyiv risks losing the support of the West.

"If Ukraine is going to succeed in its stated objective of freeing its territory from Russian occupation, this is the year they’ve got to do it. There is a danger that western support will wane. There is also a danger that Putin will see that time is on his side, so it is really important that the Ukrainians do mount this offensive effectively at the right time," Dannat said.

At the same time, he noted that the Russian army may collapse as a result of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

“If there are decisive blows struck against the Russians there is a chance that Russian military morale might crack and the Russian army might crumble in the way that we saw around Kharkiv last September.," said Dannat, who headed the British General Staff in 2006-2009.

• On May 10, NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said that the final plans for the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces have not yet been approved

• On May 11, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Defense Forces need more time to launch a counteroffensive.