In the initial stages of the new offensive in the Kharkiv region, the Russians completely utilized new tactics, which was one of the reasons for their success in the early days of the fighting.

Axar.az reports that Ukrainian fighter "Draco," from the "Kraken" special-purpose unit, spoke to The Times newspaper about this.

According to Draco, he and his comrades were forced to simply observe the concentration of Russian forces on the border for several weeks. Due to the ban on the use of Western weapons in Russian territory by donor countries, Ukrainians could not simply launch a preemptive strike.

"There were many Russians gathered there, and we could have taken them out on the road, but we had a small number of ATACMS and we had to wait until they crossed the border because we were prohibited from using them," Draco said."