Russian colonel who admitted on TV that Putin’s army has no chance in Ukraine also predicted the failure of the “special operation”

According to the Daily Beast, in February, when the invasion of Ukraine had become imminent, Hodarionok surprised many analysts by stating clearly that he was waiting for the Russian soldiers in fierce battles with Ukrainian forces. He warned that the Russian military and secret services were seriously underestimating the mood of the Ukrainian population.

“No one will wait for us with bread, salt and flowers in Ukraine”

To assume that no Ukrainian will defend power (from Kyiv) means, in practice, to completely ignore the politico-military situation and the mood of the population in the neighboring country. Moreover, their level of hatred in relation to Moscow – which, as we know, is the most efficient fuel on the front – is, frankly, underestimated. No one will greet the Russian army with bread, salt and flowers, “Hodarionok said in February.

In December 2021, the Russian colonel seemed much more confident in the chances of the Russian army, which he said would “destroy Ukraine in 11 minutes.” In February, in the days before the invasion, he was already seeing things differently.

“There will be long and hard battles”

Moreover, Hodarionok then predicted with the utmost accuracy that long and bloody battles would take place on the Ukrainian front, as well as that the Western states would provide the Ukrainian army with extensive military and information assistance. “There is no doubt about it,” he said.

Colonel Mikhail Hodarionok admitted on Friday night that he was live on the set of Russia 1 State Television, a propaganda organ of the Kremlin, that a possible general mobilization of the Russians for the war in Ukraine had no basis, because the army was left without weapons. Moreover, the ones he still has cannot cope with the NATO weapons used by the Ukrainians, he said.

“We don’t have reserves, we don’t have planes, we don’t have pilots. So mobilization would not be very helpful. If we ordered the construction of new battleships tonight, how soon would we have the first one? In two years! … That’s the thing with mobilization. ” said Hodarionok, to the astonishment of the moderators and other guests on the set.

“If we set the goal of forming a new tank division, how long will it be ready? I would say it would take us at least 90 days, “he said.

“It would not be wise to send (armed) military personnel from the past in a war in the 21st century to fight NATO-standard weapons,” Hodarionok concluded.

Although his statements are clearly contrary to the Kremlin’s propaganda line, which speaks of the “special military operation” in Ukraine as a success, the Russian colonel was not interrupted by the moderators, as was the case with other guests, few in number. who had taken a critical line against the Kremlin.