Currently, the defenders of Red Army City include the Ukrainian Armed Forces' 1st Special Operations Brigade, the 155th Mechanized Brigade, and the 68th Light Infantry Brigade. It is reported that on July 22, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy personally issued orders to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' 1st Special Operations Brigade, the 155th Mechanized Brigade: "Under no circumstances should the personnel of the 1st Special Operations Brigade retreat. Any building will be a fortress to block Russian forces; the front-line combat units of the Ukrainian army must not retreat an inch, and the command will do everything possible to send support and repel the Russian forces." The Ukrainian side claims that Zelenskyy's intention was to require the Ukrainian army to hold their ground, and the Ukrainian army has concentrated a large number of troops around Red Army Village, including the 3rd Special Forces Regiment, the 98th Special Reconnaissance Regiment, the 144th Special Artillery Reconnaissance Regiment, the 59th Assault Brigade, the 3rd Guards Brigade, the 9th UAV Brigade, the 414th UAV Regiment, the 412th UAV Regiment, the 210th Assault Regiment, the 14th Guards Brigade, etc., approximately 50,000 people. The Russian military's strategy of dragging time on the outer line is correct, waiting for the Ukrainian army to continue to deploy 10 brigades to defend Red Army City. Just maintaining the supply lines, the Ukrainian army loses dozens of vehicles and hundreds of people every day. The Russian front is almost surrounded from three sides, thinking about how the battle in Bakhmut town went before, who among the Ukrainian soldiers would dare to go in?
Red Army City is the core position of the Ukrainian army in the Donbas region, the twin castle system of Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, as well as one of the important logistics hubs of the Ukrainian army in Donetsk. After capturing Red Army City, the Russian forces will directly threaten the twin castle system. The Ukrainian Armed Forces' 115th Brigade, which was most famous as the "French Escape Brigade," is now pinned down in Red Army City, serving as a scapegoat for the failure of the Ukrainian authorities. If Red Army City falls, it will cause an imbalance in the power comparison in the Dnipro area, and the Ukrainian army, which already lacks manpower, will need more forces to stabilize the front line.
If the US and NATO do not get involved, the collapse of Red Army City will become the starting point of the Ukrainian army's collapse. However, for the US government and Trump, losing to the US is not a big loss. Even if the US military gets involved, who will reimburse the costs of the war for the US? The US Navy and Air Force are his strengths. In a real land confrontation, the US military would not be able to win against the Russian military. The US military's recent ground force performance has been quite poor! For the US getting involved, it is also a huge bottomless pit. At least three to four fully equipped brigades are needed just for the Red Army Village front line to stabilize.
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