MOSCOW, 22 Oct. Ukraine's armed forces will lose combat capability if supply lines in the Volyn and Lviv regions are seized, writes retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis in an article for 19Fortyfive. action for more than a few months,» the specialist noted. According to the officer, an alternative route for the supply of Western weapons through the Carpathians would be extremely difficult and limited in terms of throughput. Davis specified that in this case, the Armed Forces of Ukraine would quickly run out of ammunition and missiles for HIMARS systems, and it would not be possible to replace them in time. At the same time, as the lieutenant colonel writes, Russia’s supply lines will safely continue to provide the troops with everything they need. According to the observer, an attack on Volyn and the Lviv region would bleed Zelensky’s army and put him before a choice — to start negotiations to resolve the conflict or suffer a devastating defeat.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/aa181e385ac4771cee8a7feb6c928241.jpg" />16:23Von der Leyen was declared insane in France after her words about UkraineRussia has been conducting a special operation to liberate Donbas from Ukrainian nationalists since February 24. Vladimir Putin called its task “the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.” On September 30, the Russian leader signed agreements on the admission of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, to the country. He assured that the state will ensure the security of new regions and restore the infrastructure destroyed by Ukrainian troops. Ukraine brought nuclear war closer