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According to military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko, if the occupiers are able to s...

"May be an operational pause": the Russian Federation will come to Avdiivka before Putin's elections - expert

According to military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko, if the occupiers are able to surround the city, it will be the reason for Russian propaganda "to talk about the successes of special operations". The active offensive of Russian invaders in the Avdiivka area will continue until the presidential elections in the Russian Federation to get at least some results in the war in Ukraine. Thereafter, there may be a break in the respective territory. This is stated in the material "RBC-Ukraine".

Earlier, the Institute of War Study (ISW) stated that from the beginning of the offensive in October in the battles for Avdiivka, Russian forces suffered losses in more than 13 thousand soldiers, with only 11 square kilometers of territory. According to military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko, the active phase will last at least before the election of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

However, if the occupiers are able to surround the city, it will be the reason for Russian propaganda "to say about the successes of special operations". "The offensive on Avdiivka will continue in 2024, will come intensively. Only after the election can there be some operational pause," Kovalenko emphasizes.

We will remind, analysts of the Institute of War Study in the daily report for December 20 reported that the armed forces of the Russian Federation were attacking in the northwest, west and southwest from Avdiivka of Donetsk region. The Russians also argued that the military of the Russian Federation allegedly slightly advanced southwest of Avdiivka near Pervomaisky, but wasw did not observe the visual evidence of this.

According to Russian and Ukrainian sources, the invaders attacked in the northwest, west and southwest from the city near the Avdius Industrial Zone and the Coke Plant. We will remind, on December 20 in the media reported that the enemy does not stop attacking the Avdiivka of Donetsk region. The Armed Forces restrained the "meat" storms of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and do not allow you to move forward.