Gen. Sergey Surovikin: ‘Ukraine Attempts to Attack, Russia Grinds Down Enemy Forces’

Russian troops do not seek a high pace of advance in the special military operation in Ukraine and are persistently grinding down enemy forces, Commander of the Integrated Group of Forces in Ukraine Army General Sergey Surovikin told reporters on Tuesday.

Western handlers of the Ukrainian military demand its advance on Kherson regardless of military and civilian casualties, the Russian commander said.

Hereunder are the highlights of General Surovikin’s statements.