Ukraine’s armed forces destroyed a Russian battalion trying to cross the Donets River in the east of the country, inflicting severe losses on the enemy and thwarting Moscow’s military objectives in this region.
The UK Ministry of Defense confirmed the report on Friday, days after the Ukrainian Armed Forces released satellite images showing the ruins of a pontoon bridge crossing the river with dozens of armored vehicles damaged on both sides. from the coast.
25 to 30 vehicles were destroyed, according to the magazine Forbes.
Ukraine claims to have killed more than 1,000 invading troops, but an analyst told the BBC that the real toll was likely to be lower. Russian battalions typically have 700 to 1000 soldiers.
The Kremlin has not commented on these alleged losses.
The Donets River originates in Russia and flows into the separatist territories of Donestk and Luhansk.
Control of the river would allow the Russian army to surround the towns of Sievierodonetsk and Lyssytchansk and consolidate its presence to the east, in the Donbass basin. It will be easier for the Russians to thrive in important cities in the Donetsk region, such as Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
However, Vladimir Putin’s troops were repeatedly opposed while trying to establish a point on the river, suffering severe losses, according to analysts.
The UK Ministry of Defense noted that such crossings, conducted in a disputed environment, constitute a very dangerous maneuver and speaks to the pressure of Russian commanders to make progress in their operations in eastern Ukraine.
There were many retreats of the Russians
This latest recession also indicates the difficulties Russian forces have been experiencing in their efforts to profit in the east of the country since they left the capital.
Especially since it came at a time when a Ukrainian counter-offensive in the northern part was leading the Russian army to retreat from the vicinity of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city that has long been under siege.
According to military analysts at the US think tank Institute for the Study of War, this counter-offensive starting to look alike [celle] which led to the withdrawal of Russian forces from kyiv and western Ukraine . They added, however, that it was too early to know how Russia’s military strategists would react to this new recession.
Because this failure can prove to be only temporary.
According to the confession of a Ukrainian military analyst, the ongoing attacks by the Russian army have put Ukrainian forces on the defensive around the Donets River.
The advantage is on the side of the Russian FederationOleh Zhdanov told the BBC. We still can’t slow down the speed of Russia’s attack.
According to this analyst, the order to win comes directly from the Kremlin. They are fighting hard because it is a political act, because Putin ordered ithe said.
With information from the BBC, The New York Times and Forbes
Source: Radio-Canada
