Some aspects of Putin’s army’s defensive operations in southern Ukraine are severely limited and may not be as effective.
Propagandists assure that the defensive line in the south of Ukraine is very reliable and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not able to overcome it. However, in reality, everything does not look as rosy as the Kremlin publics describe.
A number of Russian military bloggers said that the invaders in the Zaporozhye region have been on the front line since October 2022. During all this time there were no rotations and they are not in the best psychological state. Analysts from ISW analyzed the situation.
Russian military correspondents say that the rotation is not carried out due to the fact that there is no reserve or new replenishment in the ranks of the RF Armed Forces. Putin’s army simply lacks a combat-ready reserve.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is afraid to carry out a rotation on this sector of the front, as the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is underway. A number of military correspondents also accuse the RF Ministry of Defense of the fact that military aviation strikes at previously destroyed military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the sole purpose of making a beautiful video for Shoigu and Putin. Moreover, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation continues to overestimate the data on losses in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out counter-offensive operations in three sectors of the front. Geolocation footage showed the advance of Ukrainian defenders on the western outskirts of Kleshcheevka.
On July 5, the President of Ukraine, in an interview with CNN, acknowledged the slowdown in the advancement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction. At the same time, he once again called for the West to allocate new weapons systems in order to launch new attacks in the south of Ukraine.
Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Maliar said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will strike at the rear of the enemy in order to prevent the enemy from using weapons against the Armed Forces of Ukraine during ground operations. In the past 24 hours alone, 6 depots with ammunition of the RF Armed Forces were destroyed in the Zaporozhye direction. And on July 4, an artillery strike on Makiivka destroyed military equipment and artillery of Putin’s army.
Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the capture of new enemy positions in the north and south of Bahmut.
Recall that Finland allocates new military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 105 million euros.
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Author: Dmitry Myronenko
2023-07-07 04:27:22
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