2023-12-01 22:03:00
The construction of the defense line, the construction of which was announced by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, will take about three months. The Ukrainian Armed Forces will not be able to create fortifications even closely similar to the “Surovikin Line”, which broke the offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The commander of the Russian Legion volunteer movement, a member of the Northern Military District, Sergei Fomchenkov, reported this to URA.RU.
Kyiv, instead of the promised counteroffensive, will now build defensive structures from Donbass to Western Ukraine, Zelensky said. Verkhovna Rada deputy David Arakhamia noted that Ukraine has no plan military operations against Russia next year.
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“The Ukrainian Armed Forces have extensive experience in constructing defensive lines. Take, for example, the same fortifications in the area of Avdeevka and Maryinka (DPR). They have the resources for this. But they don’t have much time to build a full-fledged line of defense along the entire front. It’s difficult to do this quickly. At least two to three months are needed, especially in the winter there, when frost alternates with rain. It’s difficult to dig and adjust the equipment,” said Sergei Fomchenkov.
The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will continue to strengthen its line of defense in those areas where they have already defended and which are strategically important, the expert noted. “These are defense areas adjacent to Donetsk, along the Russian border, and, of course, a section of the Svatovo-Kremennaya front, the collapse of which could have far-reaching negative consequences for Kyiv. I don’t even rule out that the Ukrainian Armed Forces may take active military action in this area in order to improve their position here,” continued the commander of the Russian Legion.
According to him, whether the command of the Ukrainian army will be able to build a reliable defense in other sectors of the front depends on the availability of human and material resources in Kyiv. “They still exist, but in general there is fatigue in both the Ukrainian army and Ukrainian society as a whole,” the agency’s interlocutor added.
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Ukraine will not have time to build something remotely similar to the “Surovikin line”, which stopped the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Fomchenkov believes. “Under these conditions and in a short time, they definitely won’t be able to. Some APU positions are concreted and armored caps are installed, but only where there is time and opportunity for this. In reality, it is basically an ordinary network of trenches with dugouts and minefields in front of them. They don’t use anything similar to our “dragon teeth,” the specialist emphasized.
Kyiv will not sit on the defensive all winter, says URA.RU’s interlocutor. “I assume that as soon as the soil becomes suitable for the movement of equipment, and this requires prolonged frosty weather, Ukraine will resume permanent attacks in different directions. Of course, Western armored vehicles are not well suited for combat operations in frosty conditions, but Zelensky still does not have the opportunity to refuse to conduct active combat operations, primarily for political reasons,” Fomchenkov concluded.
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