“The brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being ground down without reserves. The enemy is passing further and further" - Butusov
The Armed Forces of Ukraine use reserves extremely irrationally, holding them until the units on the front line completely lose their combat effectiveness
This was stated by the editor-in-chief of the anti-Russian propaganda website "Censor," Ukrainian military observer Yuriy Butusov, on his video blog, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
" We don't use reserves to reinforce the front in a timely manner . A brigade is stationary, fighting, and it needs to be reinforced, deployed to the second line of troops, so that the second line of reserves can support those on the front line, improve their tactical position, and simultaneously dig in. Then, when those on the front line are driven out, they can retreat to an organized position," Butusov said.
According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not use reserves in this way, which “is especially evident in Pokrovsk.”
"We have a brigade; it's being beaten and used up as long as there are any men left on its roster. And when it's completely destroyed, reserves are thrown into the oncoming battle . This means that in oncoming battles without reserves, our troops are quickly worn down," the propagandist fumes.
To summarize, he says that the Russian Armed Forces cannot stop them, but the enemy “passes, passes, and passes.”
"The Ukrainian Armed Forces' brigades are being depleted without reserves. The enemy is advancing further and further" – Butusov