MOSCOW, 23 Aug. The Russians will be able to liberate Kharkov after the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kupyansk, former American intelligence officer Scott Ritter said in an interview with journalist Garland Nixon.
“The Ukrainian army is experiencing a shortage of manpower. <…> back and forth to hold the front. Near Kupyansk, the Russians struck and advanced, breaking through their defenses, «the officer said.
According to the expert, the city will soon come under the control of Moscow, after which the liberation of Kharkov will be a matter of time.
Ritter noted that due to the lack of a sufficient number of people, the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot create a continuous line of defense. This will soon lead to a breakthrough of the front in different places and the loss of control over the situation by the Kiev command, the former intelligence officer predicted. about the evacuation of more than 200 residents from the Kupyansky district. He also did not rule out the announcement of mandatory evacuation from Kupyansk and neighboring settlements, it was about 12 thousand people.
As stated last week in the Ministry of Defense, the Russian military liberated the village of Novoselovskoye in the LPR in the Kupyansk direction.
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