‘Everything is ahead of us’: Ukraine breaks Russian stronghold’s first line of defence
Tamelijk bijzonder interview met Oekraïnse cavalerie brigade generaal Oleksandr Tarnavskiy in 'The Observer'.
(zondag-uitgave van The Guardian)
Hij was eerder verantwoordelijk voor de bevrijding van Kherson.
Ukrainian forces have decisively breached Russia’s first defensive line near Zaporizhzhia after weeks of painstaking mine clearance, and expect faster gains as they press the weaker second line, the general leading the southern counteroffensive has said.
Zijn inschatting van de bezetting van de 3 Russische linies;
Brig Gen Oleksandr Tarnavskiy estimated Russia had devoted 60% of its time and resources into building the first defensive line and only 20% each into the second and third lines because Moscow had not expected Ukrainian forces to get through.
Over de huidige situatie, nu zuidelijk van Robotyne;
“In the centre of the offensive, we are now completing the destruction of enemy units that provide cover for the retreat of Russian troops behind their second defensive line.”
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“The enemy is pulling up reserves, not only from Ukraine but also from Russia. But sooner or later, the Russians will run out of all the best soldiers. This will give us an impetus to attack more and faster,” Tarnavskiy said. “Everything is ahead of us.”
De motivatie voor de bevrijding van het land (itt geleuter over vrede-voor-gebiedsafstand);
“If we stop advancing, the enemy will gather new forces and strengthen. We will reach the 1991 borders of Ukraine ... We don’t want to see our kids and even our grandkids fighting against Russians, and who is there to stop them? Only us.”
Naast vastberaden en doortastend, ook oog voor zijn mannen.
“The closer to victory, the harder it is. Why? Because, unfortunately, we are losing the strongest and best. So now we have to concentrate on certain areas and finish the job. No matter how hard it is for all of us.”
Verdere uitleg over hoe de doorbraak door de zwaarste mijnenveld-linie is bereikt.
Rather interesting, one might say.
https://www.theguardian.c...-of-defence-in-stronghold