TASS skriver i en artikel om en Österrikisk strateg syn på striderna i Donetsk.
Enligt en Österrikisk strateg Marcus Reisner så kommer troligen Ugledar att falla snart. Ryssland hoppar från slagghög till slagghög så att säga och trycker på runt flankerna, vilket gör det svårförsvarat. Om man ska behålla sina nuvarande områden så behöver Ukraina minst 300 moderna stridsvagnar, om man ska återerövra förlorade områden så behövs 3000 stridsvagnar mena han. Tyvärr förlorade man mycket material och manskap i förra årets motoffensiv, men Ukraina planerar en ny uppger källan.
" The city of Ugledar will probably fall as Russian forces continue to advance, overcoming Ukrainian resistance, Austrian military analyst Colonel Markus Reisner told NTV television.
He said Russian troops are trying to strengthen their strikes on the flanks of Krasnoarmeysk (known in Ukraine as Pokrovsk). According to the analyst, the situation is difficult for Ukrainian forces in the Ugledar area.
"The Russians can now move from one coal mine to the next. It will be impossible for the Ukrainians to effectively defend the territory. Eventually, in all likelihood, Ugledar will fall as well," he said. "Despite all the resistance, the Russians are making headway step by step. The strikes, and with them the front line, are moving further and further to the west."
According to the analyst, during Ukraine’s so-called counteroffensive in summer of 2023, the country’s forces lost a great deal of equipment. For example, of their 31 US Abrams tanks, two-thirds were destroyed or damaged, he said."
"If Ukraine wants to hold on to its current territories, it needs at least 300 tanks. But if it wants to retake the territories in 2025, it needs at least 3,000 tanks," the analyst said."
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