By August 12, Russian suicide assault units have successfully broken through in the Drobobylia area, cutting off the T-0514 highway between Drobobylia and Kramatorsk, breaking through the "New Donbas Front" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was the last line of defense for the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk region. Originally, this line was intended to defend against the Russian forces advancing into the Kharkiv and Dnepropetrovsk regions after capturing the Donetsk region. It can be said that the Ukrainian military leadership did not expect that the Russian forces had collapsed the Ukrainian defenses with their suicide assault units, allowing them to smoothly enter the Donbas front. The rapid Russian advance has completely stunned the Ukrainian military leadership. At this point, the Russians should have thrown all their forces forward to charge, once they have figured out the real strength of the Ukrainian forces in this direction, they can no longer consider losses, as the war benefits are very high. However, the salient captured by the Russian suicide assault units is difficult to supply, and after the assault units exhaust their own supplies, they should withdraw for rest and reorganization. Currently, the Russian offensive is expected to maintain until the meeting between US President Trump and Russian President Putin on August 15, US local time. The current achievements of the Russian forces are already very good; the Ukrainian forces in Red Army City should have left already, or else they will not be able to escape. The Russian forces must have committed part of their reserve forces, otherwise such a breakthrough in this area would not be so absurd. Whether they can achieve greater military gains depends on the next week. The only way for the Ukrainian army is to hold on to Red City and Kangcheng, then mobilize all possible forces to block the breach and attack the salient. The Ukrainian army has been able to hold on until today, due to a large amount of assistance from the United States and NATO, but both the United States and NATO can no longer support it. The Russian forces should take advantage of this window period to quickly push to the Dnipro River, using the river as a boundary, which is easiest to defend, and also establish some bridgeheads, making Ukraine become a piece of meat on a chopping block.
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