The article says that Zaluzhny actually believed the “Spring Counteroffensive” would reach Crimea. Such belief required ignoring the obvious deficiencies that Ukraine’s military faced.

Now that the offensive failed, Zaluzhny is talking about inventing wonder weapons that don’t actually exist while admitting that even F16s will make no difference.

He also confirms that Russian air defences can shoot down jets not just over Russian airspace, but deep behind the line of contact in Ukraine.