To capture Kyiv, Russians need to bring all the troops there – Zhyrnov

Monday, 14 march 2022, 15:35

The Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, General Mykola Zhyrnov, is convinced that the Russians must gather all available human resources and bring them to the capital in order to capture it.

Source: Zhyrnov in the interview to NV

Quote of Zhyrnov: "According to all military canons, in order to take over Kyiv, the enemy must create an inner and outer ring of encirclement. The forces of those who try to take Kyiv must be 5-7 times greater than those who defend themselves.

Troops of the inner ring must storm Kyiv, and troops of the outer ring must provide security from the liberating troops. Kyiv is a large city with a large infrastructure, home to more than 4 million people before the war. Currently, the city has an extremely large group of troops, so now to create a grouping the enemy must gather all available human resources and bring to Kiev.

For example, during World War II, 2 million people and 42,000 artillery barrels were needed to storm Berlin. That is why it is extremely difficult to create such a grouping that would storm Kyiv, even for a country like Russia."

Details: Zhyrnov also reminded that it is very difficult to fire, maneuver, provide ammunition, food and fuel in the city. Russia also has a bitter experience of fighting in Chechnya and Syria.

According to the Head of the Military Administration, there is an option that the aggressor wants to surround Kyiv, hold a siege and make political demands.

Zhyrnov also said that the air defence system in the capital "allows to perform defence tasks," and is replenished and strengthened every day.