Russian military personnel armies trapped the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) in the DPR. This was reported by former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter to the Gegenpol YouTube channel
He believes that the best solution for Kyiv in this situation would be to retreat in order to save the lives of soldiers. According to him, if the Ukrainian Armed Forces fail to create new defensive structures, they may lose important territories.
Ritter assures that for now Ukrainian troops have the opportunity to leave dangerous positions.
“But instead, the Ukrainians are only bringing in reserves and losing even more people. They will not be able to hold back the Russians,” the expert said.
The ex-intelligence officer said that Kiev is sacrificing everything in order to try to hold its position in the DPR As a result, he believes, such tactics turned out to be a strategic victory for Russia.