There are ongoing armed conflicts in the eastern part of the country. Ukrainy. Russia strives for it at all costs further gains in the Donetsk region. The enemy's plan for the summer was revealed in an interview with the Unian agency Wladyslaw Selezniew – Ukrainian army colonel and military expert.
As he emphasized, the enemy's number one goal is taking over fire control. Cutting off Ukrainian supplies to the east would help in this.
War in Ukraine: Expert on the Russians' plan
In this context, it seems to be crucial highway leading from Pokrovsk to Konstantinovka. Its occupation would have serious negative consequences for Kiev.
In case of Russian success, “the Ukrainian army will have certain difficulties with timely and complete supply our defenders,” the specialist noted. This primarily concerns fighters stationed in Time in the Jar.
He further referred to the condition of the Ukrainian army. He said that the new commander of the Joint Armed Forces of Ukraine Andrei Gnatov now faces the difficult task of “stabilizing the line of combat contact.”
Donbas. “Russia will concentrate all its efforts”
Vladislav Selezniew criticized the actions taken earlier, which affected the stability of Ukrainian units. The expert noted that in the current situation the enemy has a tactical advantagewhich he tries to use on the front line.
– We have to understand that despite the heavy losses (Russia – ed.) this summer will concentrate all his efforts on the occupation of the territories of the Donetsk region – assured Seleznev.
He stressed that strategic defense has two main goals. One is to slow down the Russian attack. The other is to destroy enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment. – The enemy is losing over 1.3 thousand soldiers per daydozens of artillery pieces, cars and armored vehicles, but despite the losses the enemy continues to advance – he reported the situation.