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The first line of defense Russia it was smashed. The Ukrainian counteroffensive, slowed by the strategy of Fly to undermine the terrain on which the troops were advancing Zelenskyis beginning to bear the fruits hoped for (and in some cases demanded) by the Allies and, of course, by the Ukrainians themselves. The general delivered the news Oleksandr Tarnavskiyafter which, after weeks of meticulous demining, local troops managed to break through the Russian defenses nearby Zaporizhia. A crucial step that could change the fate of the conflict in the south of the country and beyond. Also because according to Tarnavskiy’s calculations the…Ukraine should face relative resistance.
The counteroffensive
According to the general, this is indeed the case Russia It had devoted 60% of its resources to building the first line of defense and reserved the remaining portion equally for the second and third “barriers.” The belief in Fly In short, the front would never give in. “Now we are between the first and second lines of defense,” Tarnavskiy said in an interviewobserver – Ukrainian forces are now pushing on both sides of the breach and consolidating their presence on the captured territory.” The next objective of the advance is now to neutralize the Russian units that are providing fire cover for the retreating troops behind the second line of defense.
Moscow, for its part, is trying to redistribute the men by merging the men stationed in the occupied territories in the region. Kherson in the West and Lyman to the northeast. “But sooner or later the Russians will run out of the best soldiers, and that will give us the impetus to attack more and faster,” analyzes Tarnavskiy, who knows the forces on the field well. He has been on the front lines since the invasion began in February last year and in September was appointed commander of the troops fighting to liberate Kherson. Two months later he achieved his goal.
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Forward slowly
It had been hoped that the counteroffensive would progress at this pace, but the reality was very different. “We had to spend more time clearing mines than expected,” the general explained. “The field was so full of explosives and so exposed that it was impossible to operate in broad daylight without the Russians being able to bombard our deployed troops from fixed positions.” Mining was only carried out by the infantry and only at night.” A corridor was now created that was wide enough to allow armored vehicles to pass through. “There is a big difference between the first and second lines of defense,” Tarnavskiy explained, “but we have to finish our job.” Unfortunately, we are also losing our best people, so we have to focus on a few areas and do one job at a time. No matter how difficult it is, we will return Ukraine to the 1991 borders.”
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