Zhdanov: “There is a permit, but no missiles. And the arsenals were taken out”
18 November 2024 15:06
EXCLUSIVE
Permission to use American weapons against deep targets in Russia was granted when Ukraine no longer had any suitable missiles, and the Russians had moved their arsenals and warehouses beyond their reach. Military analyst Oleg Zhdanov told Komersant ukrainskyi
about this in an exclusive commentary.
“There are two components to apply this. First, you need experience, and second, you need missiles. Initially, there was neither, and now we have the permission, but no missiles. So Biden doesn’t care whether he has given permission or not,”
– Zhdanov explains.
According to the expert, the reaction of key allies, including France, the United Kingdom, and Germany, indicates their active support for the authorization.
“Judging by the reaction of our partners, such as France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, especially France and the United Kingdom, they insisted on this permit. Most likely, Biden gave in,”
– the ex-military officer said.
However, the long wait for this decision, according to the expert, allowed Russia to carry out a large-scale relocation of military facilities.
“But during the time we were waiting for this permission, I think we gave the Russian Federation a head start and the opportunity to remove everything that needed to be removed from the probable impact zone. There are no more warehouses or arsenals there,”
– adds Oleh Zhdanov.
This situation, according to the expert, is a vivid example of when political decisions are significantly delayed in response to the demands of war.
As reported by , yesterday, according to the New York Times, US President Joe Biden for the first time allowed the Ukrainian military to use long-range ATACMS missiles to strike at Russian territory.
Le Figaro added that Britain and France had given the same permission to use their weapons.
Today, some sources report that the authorization was actually only for strikes on the Kursk region of Russia.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not officially confirmed that permission to strike with long-range missiles has been received, but he reminded that long-range capability for our army is one of the main points of the Victory Plan.
“The plan to strengthen Ukraine is the Victory Plan that I presented to our partners. One of the main points is the long-range capability of our army. Today, many in the media are saying that we have received permission to take appropriate actions. But strikes are not delivered with words. Such things are not announced. The missiles will speak for themselves. They will,”
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
