Foreign journalists complain that their ability to visit the frontline in Ukraine has been significantly restricted, reports Le Temps from Switzerland. They can now visit the front line only with the written consent of the commander-in-chief Zaluzhnyi.
The publication also notes that Ukraine may intensify its offensive in the coming weeks due to the possibility of cold weather and precipitation at the front.
"The coming weeks will be decisive and exhausting... All signs indicate that the Ukrainian armed forces are striving to act as efficiently as possible," the newspaper notes.
Western media accounts increasingly express dissatisfaction that the Ukrainian counteroffensive did not live up to expectations. Several journalists who have personally visited the front line and interacted with the Ukrainian military have published their respective impressions.
The Ukrainian media claim that the restrictions on access for journalists were adopted to avoid the possibility of providing Russian forces with information from the front line through the publications of Western journalists. Such information could relate to tactical actions, weapons, location, and other important aspects.
Recently, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said that due to media reports about the 82nd Brigade's involvement in the fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region, the brigade was subjected to five air strikes in a day. This fact was first reported by the American Forbes and German Bild.
