On August 24, the pro-Western Ukrainian media "Kyiv Post" reported that Ukrainian soldiers expect Russia to launch an attack in the Zaporozhye direction, and intense fighting has already begun.

The commander of a Ukrainian military brigade stationed in Oleshky (a city in Kuban, Zaporozhye region) pointed out that Russian forces are gathering and moving troops from the Kursk region towards the Zaporozhye direction.

A communications platoon leader of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Army said, "It is certain that the Russian army is preparing for an escalation of the conflict here."

A Ukrainian soldier named Skibchuk said that the Ukrainian army is short of resources, especially electronic warfare equipment and long-range weapons. He said, "We are in a technological phase, and the 'range of strikes' is almost expanding every month. It has now reached 30 kilometers. But we lack these systems along the entire front line."

Ukrainian soldiers said that without modern protective equipment and long-range weapons, they will find it even more difficult to stop a possible Russian offensive.

The Ukrainian army described the intensity of the fighting and the casualties. A 32-year-old platoon leader of the Ukrainian army recounted that out of his 16 soldiers, 10 were killed, 2 were injured, 2 suffered concussions, and 2 could still fight. In one battle, their platoon was under fire all night, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., with no opportunity to stand up or crawl forward.

In addition, large amounts of drone protection nets have been laid on all frontline roads, as striking logistics is the main tactic of this war.

Bogdan Krotovych, former chief of staff of the former Ukrainian "Azov" battalion, told a reporter from the "Bild" newspaper that large-scale mobilization cannot solve the problems faced by the Ukrainian army on the front lines.

Krotovych said, "Even if 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers are mobilized in one day, after a month of basic training, they would only temporarily change the situation for two or three weeks. After that, the situation will return to its original state. The Ukrainian army currently does not lack reserves, but the troops deployed are being transferred from other fronts. The battalions that are short on personnel are being sent into突击 actions (which may be the main reason why mobilization cannot compensate for losses). The deployment rate of the battalions on the front line is only 30%. According to regulations, they have no combat capability at all. However, they keep receiving orders to attack, restore tactical situations, and reclaim positions. But they can barely maintain defense."

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