"In the worst position than Bakhmut": Can the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation surround Avdiivka (video)
Alexander Kovalenko answered whether there is a threat of Avdiivka's environment. In his opinion, the threat is very great and should be perceived realistically. "Avdiivka is now in a much worse position than Bakhmut. Many parameters. It is indeed a powerful fortification, it is true. However, the threat of its environment, especially if the Russians will be able to capture the village of Steppe and enter Berdych, grows by several orders of orders," - The expert said.
Oleksandr Kovalenko noted that it was from the Steppe and Berdychiv that Russian invaders will be able to control the 0542 route, which is an important logistics artery. He pointed out that from the steppe Russians would have full fire control over the route. The expert stressed that the occupiers have not yet control the mentioned settlements, but it should be understood that the threat is great.
Speaking of whether the Russians have enough resources to storm Avdiivka and whether there is a loss of loss, after which they can abandon this idea. Kovalenko noted that in the last month, Putin has been a visit to Rostov twice, at the headquarters of the Southern District. "When the offensive actions near Bakhmut took place, he often did not go to Russian staffs. So, he is very important to him. It is a kind of fetish, even more than Bakhmut," Kovalenko said.
In view of this, the expert came to the conclusion that even if the Russians did not have enough resource concentrated near Avdiivka to surround the city or seize new locations, they will still not stop. We will remind, on November 10, the reserve Major of the Armed Forces Alexei Hetman suggested that during the election in Russia the enemy is unlikely to carry out massive attacks at once in many directions, and will focus on several.