Ihor Levchenko, a military analyst at the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Research, told how the events in Donetsk region will develop after the Armed Forces withdrew from Soledar, and whether there is a threat to Bakhmut after that.

He said this in an interview with TSN.ua.

"There are always risks, but everything depends on the skill of our military command and the resilience of our fighters," Levchenko said, answering a question about the threat of losing Bakhmut.

According to him, since the beginning of the serious battles for Soledar, both the command and the experts have been talking about the fact that another prepared and fortified line of defense runs along the western outskirts of Soledar, which is also reinforced by a water line - a small river flows.

Therefore, the armed forces did not flee, but retreated to previously prepared positions.

"On this part of the front, from the point of view of operational or tactical influence, the situation has actually not changed. The same can be said about Bakhmut, where the enemy tries to find weak points in our defense, periodically changes the direction of efforts - from the southern flank to the northern. But to talk about it is difficult for the enemy to make any significant successes. Apart from significant losses, he cannot boast of anything," the expert concluded.

We will remind, on January 25, the Armed Forces confirmed that the Ukrainian army withdrew from Soledar.

Military expert, participant of peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and Iraq Serhiy Grabsky called this decision "conscious".

At the same time, the occupiers continue to attack Bakhmut.

The General Staff assured that Bakhmut remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian military will remain in this city as long as there is an opportunity to hold its territory.

The Russians also became more active in the Vugledar direction and began storming Vugledar.

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