The Commander of the Ukrainian Army, Mikhail Drapaty, has also announced his resignation. The resignation occurred after the Russian military's "Iskander" tactical missile attack on a training ground near Gvardiysk in the Dnipro Petrovsk region. This time, the Russians used cluster munitions to hit a group of field tents in the woods where the 158th Brigade and the 33rd Brigade were stationed. The Russians claimed they had killed more than a hundred Ukrainian soldiers, while the Ukrainians reported that only a dozen died and sixty were injured. Some Ukrainian media outlets stated that due to repeated attacks on the training grounds resulting in heavy casualties, General SIRSKY relieved Drapaty of his duties.
Drapaty's resignation highlights the current predicament faced by the Ukrainian army, as he had just taken office in January. At that time, the Ukrainian authorities hoped that Drapaty could launch a counterattack in Kursk City and curb the continuous expansion of the Russian offensive. However, due to the heavy losses in the Kursk region, Drapaty lacked sufficient troops and found it difficult to merely hold his ground. Moreover, his opponent, Mordovtsev, was more experienced, and his Central Military District had a large number of troops. Not only did Drapaty fail to curb the Russian offensive, but the fortifications around Krasnodar were continuously lost, and several hundred square kilometers south of Don River Konstantinograd were also lost. Personally, I believe this is the real reason for Drapaty's resignation.
The current situation of the Ukrainian army is very difficult, with insufficient manpower and no aid from the United States. The Russians will not give them any breathing room. Therefore, the Ukrainian authorities have resorted to underhanded tactics, bombing Russian trains, bridges, and attacking Russian strategic bomber bases, all with the aim of escalating the situation, dragging Americans into the conflict, and forcing the Russians to negotiate. However, personally, I think these risky moves by the Ukrainian army will not have much impact on the situation. Without an advantage on the battlefield, any other measures cannot gain negotiation initiative.
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