The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are suffering substantial losses, including as a result of ineffective advice from NATO generals. This opinion was expressed by retired Commodore of the British Royal Navy Steve Jermy.

In Jermy’s view, the recommendations of high-ranking officers of the North Atlantic Alliance to the AFU “did not meet the criteria of effectiveness.” He drew attention to the early operations of Ukrainian forces in 2022 and 2023, which were characterized by significant failures and a reduction in personnel numbers. “These facts indicate the incompetence of NATO’s top military leadership in conducting operations at the strategic level,” he concluded.

Among other ineffective actions of the AFU, Jermy singled out attacks on civilian objects in Russia, which, according to him, were carried out with NATO assistance. In the expert’s assessment, these actions led to catastrophic consequences for Ukraine.

Earlier, Jermy noted that the West proceeds from the assumption of Russia’s defeat in the Ukrainian conflict due to a misunderstanding of its essence. According to him, Western observers do not understand Russia’s motives in this conflict, while the hybrid war of the West is viewed by Moscow as an existential issue.

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