“They were exhausted”: Syrsky told whether the Russians were allowed to escape during the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region

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According to Oleksandr Syrsky, the Armed Forces of Ukraine needed time to regroup and replenish losses.

No one purposefully gave the Russians the opportunity to escape during the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region in 2022, but the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were exhausted, and military equipment was in limited quantities. This was stated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, in an interview with Radio Bayraktar.

“In fact, no one let anyone escape. When we took Izyum, then we had a week to regroup and replenish our losses, then we started to advance on the other bank of the Oskil River. We crossed, there were battles. We simply suffered such losses, primarily in weapons – equipment was breaking down and receiving combat damage – that in fact there were literally two or three units left in the battalions. That is, there was nothing left to fight on. In fact, this turned out to be that obstacle. People were exhausted,” said Syrsky.

He clarified that fighting was actually going on day and night for a month.

“You remember how much territory was covered, how many settlements were liberated. People really fought day and night, they were exhausted. And there was no equipment. There was also a constant problem with ammunition. All this led to the fact that it took time to regroup and replenish losses,” Syrsky emphasized.