March 14 – What is the current fighting situation in Ukraine? Igors Rajevs, a military expert and a reserve officer of the National Armed Forces (NAF), tells the TV24 special issue.
He says that, in essence, the situation in Ukraine does not change, because the Ukrainians are still holding their positions. In turn, Russian forces have stretched in a very long front zone.
“They no longer have the physical strength to continue the attacks,” the military expert said.
According to him, the Ukrainians have the opportunity to force a ceasefire.
“The success of the Russians in the last five days is minimal, there is no special progress. If the Ukrainian forces maintain their current positions, we can hope for a good result, ”says Rajev, adding that in that case the balance of power must not change significantly. For example, if the Russians receive significant reinforcements.
The NAF reserve colonel points out that the Ukrainians must hold all these positions, because the moment when the Ukrainian army loses one of them, a domino effect may begin.
“It’s very important to keep this picture on the card for as long as possible. But in order to gain superiority, the Russians must either make a great contribution or win a great victory, for example, in Mariupol, “the expert admitted.
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