"It is too dangerous to go": the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will be pressed at the time of the ravine - FT
This was stated by Rob Lee, a military analyst and a senior researcher at the Eurasian Program of the Institute for Foreign Policy Research, The Financial Times reports. "Among other things, the capture of the Temporal Yar will greatly complicate the protection of other territories," he said. The recent advancement of the Russian Federation south of the time ravine has only increased the value of the city and the likelihood of large -scale admiration.
If the Russian troops under reeds managed to capture the road to Konstantinovka, the entire line of defense in the area, which the Russians could not overcome since 2022, would be surrounded. This is what Nikolai Melnyk, a Ukrainian officer and former brigade commander. "I am convinced that the Ukrainian political and military leadership is aware of this problem and is working on solving," Melnyk said. About 700 people from 12,000 pre -war population still live in the time ravine.
Without gas, electricity and water in half a year, wandering dogs have been seized in half a year, but this territory is still an important military stronghold, although only available in village roads. Most residents have left the destroyed canal, but about 30 people still live in small homes on the eastern outskirts of the city, which is heavily fired.
"It is too dangerous to go there now," said Yevgen Tkachov, a 55-year-old period of time, who is still regularly coming to the city on a humanitarian truck. Access to the city is complicated by the constant threat of drones. "It's a lottery," he explained. "Now the only way to get into the eastern part is if it rains, then drones can't fly.
" The only store located on the western outskirts of the city enables the locals and the remaining soldiers to buy products and connect to the Internet through Starlink. Analysts and Ukrainian military expect that Russia will increase attacks in the coming days to take advantage of its advantage as a new American weapon is on the front line.
"The enemy understands that Ukraine lacks aircraft, anti -aircraft systems and ammunition that there is no number of armored vehicles as they have," said Yuri Fedorenko, commander of the Achilles UAV unit. He also added that the Russian Federation's troops are also aware that Western partners have made an important decision, and soon the Armed Forces will receive the necessary weapons. "Therefore, in the next one and a half months the enemy will press as much as possible," he said.