Military Expert: Ukrainian Forces Coming Close To Forcing Dnipro River
- 21.08.2023, 10:44
The Ukrainian officer described the military situation in three main directions of the front.
The hottest sector of the front today is the Luhansk direction, which includes part of the Kharkiv region. This is mainly the Kupyansk region, where, due to the short logistical distance (only 50 km to the Russian border), the Russians can easily and quickly supply military ammunition. The occupiers are trying to move along the entire Luhansk front from Kupyansk to Kreminna, but they are not having much success, because the Ukrainian troops are working very effectively in the active defense mode.
This was told by the colonel of the reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, military instructor pilot Roman Svitan. He noted that Ukrainian operational reserves from the Donetsk front were transferred to the Luhansk direction. They will “calm down” the Russians, and then return to work in the Donetsk direction, mainly in the Bakhmut area.
“I think the issue will be resolved in the coming weeks, and we will continue to advance in the Bakhmut area along the heights towards Horlivka,” Svitan predicted.
The colonel also noted that the Zaporizhzhia direction had come to life. Now heavy battles are being fought there, units of Ukrainian reserves are being brought in, new equipment has been spotted, which makes the Russians howl. This refers to the same cluster munitions that tear the occupiers apart. Gliding bombs also work effectively.
“We are moving towards the Cherished Desire — to Staromlynivka, and then we will enter operational space. But this will take few more weeks,” said Svitan.
According to the expert, he is also pleased with the Kherson direction, where Ukrainian fighters hold their bases on the left bank and develop some offensive operations. They recently worked well in occupied Skadovsk.
But, most importantly, heavy and long-range artillery is starting to work intensively in the region of the occupied Black Sea coast. Under the shelling of Ukrainian artillery is a conditional triangle between Kherson, Armyansk and Skadovsk. Serious work is going on there, and this is a mild hint that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are already close to forcing the Dnipro river.