As a country whose king was concurrently the German Emperor, the Kingdom of Ukraine was considered quite powerful among Germany's many protectorates. Its 1.5 million troops were organized into six army corps and several independent units, including two armored divisions, two heavy artillery brigades, and two cavalry divisions.
Of course, most of the tanks fielded by Ukraine's armored divisions were discarded models from the German Army. Even so, their performance was still considered quite advanced. At the very least, few nations in the world could surpass them in weaponry.
The Ukrainian General Staff Headquarters, Prime Minister Feldorov, and Minister of War Andrei had arrived there early in the morning. Since the point of attack was in southwestern Ukraine, they had not gone to the front lines.
"General Maxim, has the offensive begun?" Prime Minister Feldorov asked.
Although the Kingdom of Ukraine's strength had greatly increased after gaining independence from Russia, perhaps because they had been ruled and oppressed by Russia for so long, Prime Minister Feldorov and the others still harbored an unconscious fear of Russia. They were afraid their troops would be defeated by the Russians.
"Prime Minister, the offensive has not yet begun. But we should be able to defeat the Russians," General Maxim said. Compared with Prime Minister Feldorov, he was undoubtedly more confident, because he understood far better just how formidable the Ukrainian army's combat strength was.
"Prime Minister, there is no need to worry too much. Our troops are quite strong. After all, they are equipped with German-style weapons. Although these are weapons replaced by German units, they are still advanced weapons—at least more advanced than those of the Buru Army. Furthermore, German instructors have been helping us train our troops for the past several years. This has greatly strengthened both their morale and fighting