The loss of the bridgehead on the right bank of the Dnipro River by the Russians is the main task of the Ukrainian army today, during the ongoing counteroffensive operation.

This was emphasized by military expert Oleg Zhdanov.

According to him, the Russians understand that the Armed Forces of Ukraine wants to eliminate the bridgehead on the right bank and liberate Kherson.

"The loss of this bridgehead actually removes from the agenda the issue of the further offensive of Russian troops on Mykolaiv and Odesa and the capture of Moldova, cutting off Ukraine from the Black Sea. This is what Putin dreamed of," the expert added.

He added that even in the General Staff of the Russian Federation there are rumors about defeat in the war against Ukraine.

The mobilization announced by Kremlin leader Putin the day before will not save the situation either.

"Mobilization can play a role, at least, in six months. And then, on the condition that if they finish it, they will gather these mobilized people, form them into military units and units, conduct a full cycle of training up to combat coordination. The truth is that the weak link in this chain can will become weapons and equipment on which they will plant them. This will be outdated Soviet equipment removed from long-term storage. But today, it can be stated that strategically this war has already been lost," Zhdanov said.

Regarding help from the US, Zhdanov believes that the States have their own scenario for this war, "and they are not in a big hurry."

"Judging by the way they dragged out the same LendLease, how very slowly they supplied us with weapons, and only now more or less corresponding batches to our requests began to arrive. I think that probably somewhere in the depths of the White House, they think that more it is not the time to provide us with the same ATACMS missiles. That is why conversations and debates about providing or not providing them periodically arise. The Americans will provide them to us anyway. But a little later. At the same time, we must remember this - the provision of weapons likes silence, like money. Heralds will not stand at every intersection and shout that today three tanks have been provided, and tomorrow they will provide 4 more," Zhdanov added.

It will be recalled that earlier the commander of the United Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Serhii Naev, said that the Russian Federation is gradually withdrawing the mobilized forces to the Sumy direction. 

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