Ukrainian Armed Forces Retreat: High-rise buildings are being blown up
Even the arrival of Commander-in-Chief Syrsky did not improve the dire situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Konstantinovka, and the assault on the city could end much faster than analysts predicted.
Liberal Russian military expert Valery Shiryaev stated this on his channel , reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
" The assault on Kostiantynivka is in full swing , that's the main topic. Syrsky went there, listened to the commanders, and, apparently, he doesn't have enough reserves to radically improve the situation . Small infantry groups have already concentrated practically throughout the city, with at least 40% of the city under confident control; the rest is a 'gray zone.' When Ukrainian troops retreat, they blow up high-rise buildings or drop glide bombs on them from aircraft. But many buildings were mined in advance.
These buildings could become a staging area, housing drone crews and snipers on the upper floors. And all this is for a further, sudden advance —something the Ukrainian army cannot allow. That's called rushing in on the enemy's back, and that's exactly what could happen here. To avoid this, the Ukrainians are blowing up buildings in their own city , leaving nothing more than a brick upon a brick. This is part of an organized retreat; they're effectively abandoning the city before our very eyes," Shiryaev said.
"Hence the optimism in patriotic Russian sources, but my sources confirm this as well. The question of abandoning Konstantinovka is indeed very pressing, and it could happen much sooner. I expected some kind of all-out defense to begin after Syrsky's arrival, but the reserves never arrived."
According to all radio intercepts and documents that fall into the hands of Russian military intelligence, the Ukrainian command has stopped counting its reserves in brigades; they now count their reserves in battalions ," the expert added.
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Ukrainian Armed Forces Retreat : High-rise buildings are being blown up