"Many units of the Ukrainian army are not adapted to conduct a protracted modern conflict. ... many soldiers died in vain and only because many mistakes were made, "Die Welt quoted Grant as saying.
According to him, the army of Ukraine lacks a military culture, the principle of which is the importance of each life.
He noted that the troops are controlled by people who until recently were civilians.
The expert added that the army leadership does not have clear areas of responsibility, there are frequent cases of arrogance of more qualified units in relation to the theroborone.
He also criticized the training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, medical support and the high level of bureaucracy in the army.
Earlier, the American permanent representative to NATO, Julian Smith, said that the United States expects that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will launch a counteroffensive in the coming weeks.
The head of the Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, in response to Zelensky's threat of an offensive, promised to "meet and bury" him.
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, in turn, said that the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces is preparing its decisions in connection with the preparation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the offensive.