The critical phase of war will come in the next two months - Commander of the Land Forces

According to Oleksandr Pavlyuk, Russia will continue to try to seize all territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. He explained the loss of reed in Donetsk region "frantic pressure". The critical phase of war can occur in the next two months. While the US assistance is just beginning to come to the front line, Russian generals throw all the capable weapons they have to test the exhausted and insufficiently provided Ukrainian troops.

This was stated by the commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Armed Forces) Alexander Pavlyuk in an interview with The Economist. "Russia knows that if we get enough weapons for a month or two, the situation can turn against them," he said. According to Pavlyuk, Ukraine urgently needs to increase air defense. And expected F-16 fighters, which are waiting in early June, will become a significant psychological incentive.

However, the question remains whether Kiev will receive newer versions of the F-16, which are necessary to combat Russian bombers. The commander of the Land Forces believes that Russia will continue to focus its main forces in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. But intelligence suggests that the Russian troops will soon strengthen the defense, attacking the northeastern regions of Kharkiv and Sumy region.

"Russia checks the stability of our lines before choosing the most suitable direction," the general says. The Economist writes that the loss of reservoir in Donetsk region has allowed Russia to break through the first line of defense and jeopardize vital ways of supply. In an interview with journalists, the general refuses to comment on the message that the loss of positions has caused misunderstanding.

He explains it with "frantic" pressure, "the advantage of the enemy in the air" and the ratio of artillery, which reached 20: 1. On the entire length of the front, Russian guns produce seven times more shells than Ukrainian. The publication reminds that Ukraine still holds the Yar - a strategic height of five kilometers west of Bakhmut. This town is the key to a number of populated areas, located in the time ravine - the last city centers of Donbass, which remain under the control of Ukraine.

It seems that General Pavlyuk prepares public opinion for the fact that some people consider it inevitable. He argues that the loss of the time ravine would not have "crucial"; It's just a "ordinary city settlement". We will remind, on May 9 the commander 92 OMBR Pavel Fedosenko stated that the probability that Russia will be able to occupy the rest of the territory of Donbass, is 70%.