"Question Open": Does Kharkov's offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on Kupyansk (map, video)

The head of the Center of Military Legal Research, military expert Oleksandr Musienko told this in the comment "Channel 24". According to him, the Russian Federation has about 2. 4 thousand tanks that can use against Ukraine. Some of this equipment is in the territory of the aggressor country, and some-in the captured Ukrainian lands. The expert stressed that nowadays on the front is the most difficult 1-2 months.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation come simultaneously in the Avdiiv and Kupyansk directions, using equipment and firearms. "Our defense forces destroy all this in large numbers. The armored vehicles with which the enemy Sun is destroyed," Musienko said. Russia has concentrated some forces near Kupyansk since July. Then the hostile purpose was to delay the Armed Forces from the South, but the plan failed.

The next exacerbation happened in the fall to distract the attention of Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka. Now the assaults in the Kupyansk direction are renewed. The occupiers are used in large numbers all weapons available, including heavy equipment. However, as the expert assured, the defenders successfully reflect the attacks. Musienko explained that the movement of the enemy in the Kupyansk direction is clear: on the one hand it is Sinkivka, on the other - a tabaivka.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation seek to enter the sand to surround Ukrainian troops and capture Kupyansk. "There is no threat to Kharkiv as a regional center. It is prematurely discussed at all, because there are still a large lane in the Kupyansk area. Whether they can pass it, the question is open. Some tactical successes can count on, but it is unlikely to capture Kupyansk And move on, "the expert assured.

From the northern flank, the invaders move in Kupyansk-Liman direction, from the south to Avdiivka and Marinka, in the middle of their goals are Bakhmut and the time of Yar. "The Russians realized that their potential does not allow forces to spray, so they concentrated in certain places. There are no puzzles already, all the cards were open. We know that it will be the direction of Kupyansk, Avdiivka and the Temporal Yar," Musienko said.

He added that the desire of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for breakthroughs at the front is related to the election of the President in Russia. Their "Maximum Task" is the capture of the Donetsk region, in the worst case, the occupiers demand at least to take Avdiivka. We will remind, the Ukrainian commander Stanislav Krasnov said that the fighting near Kupyansk goes without pauses and weekends. The enemy presses continuously, trying to capture the dominant height.