Ukraine, Donbass fortress: here is the situation and plans of the Russians – Foreign

Rome 2 May 2022 – What opened yesterday is a decisive week for the progress of the war. If Putin’s troops break through the Ukrainian lines in Donbass and manage to encircle the forces – at least 40,000 men from some of the best units in Kiev – who defend the “line of contact” with the separatist forces and the cities of Slaviansk and Kramatorsk and those of Sevierodonetsk and Lisychansk, Putin could perhaps be satisfied, announce the victory on the occasion of the celebration in the war against the Nazis (9 May) and go to the negotiating table with control of most of Donbass plus the strip between Crimea and in Donbass, Kherson included and Zhaporizhia excluded. If the Ukrainians surrender sensationally, Putin could also try the big shot and advance varso Zaporizhia and Kryvyi Rih but above all towards Mikolayev – where his troops have already been defeated by the Ukrainians who have driven them back to Kherson – which, if conquered, would open the way. towards Odessa and Transnistria. But this is highly unlikely. Advances are more likely still limited. And that Putin is forced to choose whether to announce half a victory or continue the war. The Kremlin prepares for V-Day: ‘Z’ in the sky and the long parade of nuclear weapons Delays in the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol Situation on the ground The Russians can count on 74-78 BTGs in Donbass and in the South. Russian battalion, with a total strength of 44-60 thousand men). The Russians in recent days have improved their tactics and are advancing – between Izium and Seviedierodonetsk – on six different routes from the north and north-east. The first is on Ruibizhne (half-conquered, destroyed by bombing but became a fortress for the defenders), the second, more successful, from Svatove led to the conquest of Zarichne, with the …