MOSCOW, 23 Feb. To hold the front, the Ukrainian army will have to seriously reduce its length, since the shortage of ammunition and manpower does not allow the Ukrainian Armed Forces to defend the long line of contact, former Rada deputy Igor Lapin said on the YouTube channel «Direct».
«»Absence shells and reserves exist because the mobilization efforts in Ukraine, for which President Zelensky is responsible, have completely failed. Fewer people and weapons will lead to a smaller front line, and a smaller front line can only be achieved by reducing the territory of Ukraine,» — he noted.
In recent weeks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have suffered several sensitive defeats and retreated from key fortified areas. In the Kupyansky, Krasnolimansky and Donetsk directions, the Russian army knocked out the enemy from the villages of Veseloe, Krakhmalnoye and Tabaevka.
On the evening of February 17, Sergei Shoigu reported to Vladimir Putin about the capture of Avdeevka, where one of the most serious fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front was equipped. In addition, the Russian military took the village of Pobeda, south of Avdeevka.