Ukraine faces difficult military task – General Milley on likelihood of Ukraine's victory this year

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said Ukraine’s victory is unlikely this year, Defense One reports.

"I don't think it's likely to be done in the near term for this year," the American general said.

However, Milley emphasized that although it is a very difficult military task, it is possible to accomplish it:

"Zelenskyy has publicly stated many times that the Ukrainian objective is to kick every Russian out of Russian occupied Ukraine. And that is a significant military task. Very, very difficult military task. You're looking at a couple hundred thousand Russians who are still in Russian-occupied Ukraine. I'm not saying it can't be done. I'm just saying it's a very difficult task"

• General Milley also said that the United States will not supply Ukraine with ATACMS long-range missiles for the time being, but instead is considering other options to give the Ukrainian Armed Forces more capabilities on the battlefield.