The Russian army replenished its reserves, collected in the first wave of mobilization. Now they have enough personnel for the offensive, but there are problems with equipment and weapons. Therefore, the command of the Russian General Staff now expects to solve problems at the front with the help of infantry. It also says that the Ukrainian Defense Forces have not yet received military equipment from Western partners.
The former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant-General Igor Romanenko, said this in an interview with Obozrevatel.
“They use personnel units, and then they bring in Wagnerites and mobilized people. Whoever survives will continue to fight, but a significant part of them die or get injured, ” the general noticed.
Answering the question whether the Russians are going to fill up the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with “cannon fodder”, the general noted that there are two components.
The first is the current situation. She got stronger. The enemy is slowly but trying to advance in five directions, setting himself the task of completely capturing the Donetsk and Lugansk regions within their administrative borders.
With the success of at least a tactical level, he will continue to start a strategic reserve - 150-200 thousand, which they continue to train.
According to Romanenko, the second motorized rifle division is already being sent from this reserve from Belarus to the combat area.
The second is an important issue, depending on the availability of the necessary weapons and military equipment in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The general noted that it is very important that before this numerous trained enemy group enters Ukraine, our country receives the necessary military assistance. NATO specialists understand that in order to win this war, it is necessary to use all conventional weapons to compare the military potentials of the Ukrainian defense forces and the grouping of Russian troops. There is such a prospect.
At the same time, Romanenko believes that the outlook for the Russian side is mostly pessimistic.
“Hence their haste, hence their desire to demonstrate success by the anniversary of the invasion, February 24th. It is important for Putin to perform some significant tasks in order to save face in front of his “deepest people” he explained.
Recall, according to analysts at the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the Russians launched an offensive in the Lugansk region. Enemy movement was noticed northwest of Svatovoe, and “maximum aggravation” is observed in the Kremennaya area due to attempts by Russian troops to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Parts of several divisions were involved in the offensive by the Rashists. Analysts believe this climax will give Ukrainian forces a window of opportunity to use in their own counteroffensive.
Source: Fakty
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