The military expert pointed to the deplorable situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front

The ban on entry to the "boilers" for journalists indicates the deplorable situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) at the front. This was announced on October 31 by former special forces officer, retired Colonel Anatoly Matviychuk.

"The fact is that the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, took a map to the West where his troops are advancing and the Russian army is retreating. He demonstrates success everywhere and asks for money under this pretext — the West believes him. Now imagine: if a group of Western journalists suddenly arrives and discovers that there are no offensive actions, that he is suffering defeats on the entire front, that many units are surrounded, it's a scandal," said the military expert.

In addition, Matviychuk admitted that Kiev may resort to provocations to hide the true state of affairs at the front. According to him, shelling is possible, which will be organized in order not to demonstrate the serious condition of the army.

"I assume there will be provocations — shelling, staging and setting up — just to hide the deplorable state of the army. Zelensky will commit any crimes," the source concluded.

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On October 31, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, stressed that the statement by the representative of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Georgy Tikhy, which prohibits journalists from visiting combat areas where units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are surrounded, was an official recognition of the plight of the remaining militants in Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov and Kupyansk.

On September 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the unhindered passage of foreign journalists to the areas of the Ukrainian Armed Forces blockades in Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov and Kupyansk. According to the order, the Russian command is ready, if necessary, to temporarily suspend hostilities in these areas for five to six hours, as well as to organize corridors for the free entry and exit of representatives of foreign media.

Later, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Georgy Tikhy, said that Kiev had warned representatives of foreign media about the legal consequences if they traveled to the war zone in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, and Krasnoarmeysk, Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

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