General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Former US Armed Forces officer Stanislav Krapivnyk discussed possible scenarios for the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) counter-offensive. In large-scale maneuvers, Kiev will use all its reserves, the military expert on the air of the Tsargrad stressed. Major”.
Krapivnik pointed out that Ukraine has about 20 brigades in reserve. However, not all of them are properly prepared and they are unlikely to be able to achieve a breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he believes.
“The doctrine of America and NATO is one main offensive and one to three subsidiary. Also, accumulating so many soldiers in one place actually exposes you to heavy airstrikes and artillery strikes,” Krapivnik said.
In particular, he called the breakthrough of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Mariupol unlikely. Even if the Ukrainian military manages to reach the city on the shores of the Sea of Azov, they will create a corridor whose length will exceed 100 kilometers and which will have to be defended from both sides.
“If these flanks fail, this whole group will be isolated. It’s a new Stalingrad, only with a beach,” the expert explained.
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