“We need to decide which region they will defend and which one they will leave, which city or town to strengthen, send weapons and people there, and which one they will have to lose,” he told the German television channel Welt.

Schwarzkopf added that the Ukrainian Armed Forces began to refuse to carry out attacks more often due to the savings of available shells.

According to him, the situation is complicated by the fact that the Russian Armed Forces are moving forward.

Earlier, The Washington Post wrote that due to the lack of infantry, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are experiencing exhaustion and a drop in morale.