MOSCOW, January 6. The Russian army is breaking through the front in different areas, since the Ukrainian army cannot replace the dead military personnel, former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter said in an interview with the U.S. YouTube channel. Tour of Duty.
““At first, the Russians went on the defensive and crushed the Ukrainians’ personnel. Thus, they created a shortage of manpower among the enemy, which allowed them to put pressure on the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front,” the expert said.
According to Ritter , this is part of a more global Russian strategy: first absorb the blow, destroy 90 thousand Kiev military, and then begin a breakthrough.
“They crack this nut (defensive lines of Ukraine. Ed.) and advance,” he clarified former intelligence officer.
After the major failure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' summer counteroffensive, Russian troops achieved significant success in the special operation zone. At the end of December, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin that units of the Armed Forces had completely liberated Marinka in the DPR. In addition, Russian paratroopers captured important positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Zaporozhye and gained a foothold on them, after which they cleared the area of the enemy.