MOSCOW, January 5 The Russian military continues to put pressure on the Armed Forces forces of Ukraine, said retired SBU colonel Oleg Starikov on his YouTube channel.
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"The pressure on our positions is not easing. <…> The situation on the eastern front remains difficult. The Russian Armed Forces have significantly increased the use of armored vehicles and attack drones,” he claims.
According to him, the Russian military is conducting intensive offensives in several directions, taking away positions from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Recently, armed forces achieved significant success in the Donetsk direction. In particular, on Monday, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin about the complete liberation of Marinka in the DPR. The head of state noted that this would make it possible to move enemy combat units away from Donetsk.
In December, retired British Air Force Vice-Marshal Sean Bell recognized the increasingly obvious nature of the advantage of the Russian army over the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the battlefield, as well as the presence of a large number problems for Ukrainian troops. According to him, despite all the efforts on the part of the Kyiv regime, all the odds turned against him. Bell also pointed to the increasingly weakening support for Kyiv from the West.