这可不是随意猜测，得知道那会儿乌军在红军城和库皮扬斯克的防线刚被攻破没多久，美国那些强硬派偏偏在这个关键时刻出声，信号意义不用多说，特别明显。
泽连斯基得对这场输掉的战争，向乌克兰人民和俄罗斯人民说明个究竟。
麦格雷戈挑在11月9日发表讲话，可不是偶然，这时间点刚好踩在乌克兰军队战场局势明显恶化的关键时刻上。
先来说说前线的事儿，红军城本来是乌军在东部的重要防御要地，双方在那里激战了好几个月，乌军也动用了不少兵力和装备，可最后还是没顶住被攻下来。
到了11月初，红军城大部分地方都落入了掌控，乌军那些零星的抵抗也差不多没用了，基本上可以说是丢了 territorially了。
库皮扬斯克的防线就更惨了，这条线跟哈尔科夫连接着，可是乌军保障北部补给的重要通道，形势真是不妙。
之前俄军火力集中猛攻，乌军的防御工事被炸得七零八落，增援部队也追不上，到了11月上旬，库皮扬斯克的防线已经裂缝满布，随时都有可能崩盘。
更让人心头一紧的是哈尔科夫，乌克兰第二大城，要是库皮扬斯克的防线撑不住，哈尔科夫就直接暴露在俄军的包围圈里，随时都有可能陷落。
前线的局势差成这样，乌克兰士兵的士气已经跌到谷底。有些乌媒悄悄跑去采访前线的人，很多人都表示“看不到盼头”。有的部队连简单的御寒装备都缺少，弹药供应还经常断裂，甚至还出现士兵擅自撤离阵地的事儿。
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