The Ukrainian defense line north of Red Army City has collapsed. Take a look at the progress of the Russian attack. In more than a day, the Russians have occupied a larger area on the battlefield than they did in the previous three or four days (the pink area in the picture). The city of Rogovskoye is about to be captured by the Russians. Due to the breakthrough of the Ukrainian forces between Rogovskoye and Bilytske, the Russians have completely cut off the T0515 highway and nearby railway, and expanded westward significantly.
The rapid development of the Russian military operations north of Red Army City has also caused a significant change in the Russian military objectives. That is, their interest in Red Army City has greatly decreased, and their attention has shifted to breaking through the last line of defense of the Ukrainian forces in the northwest of Donetsk, capturing Dobropolye, and then possibly rapidly advancing towards Dnipropetrovsk. Meanwhile, the Russian forces in the direction of Novo Vodianoye can expand northeastward and eastward along the T0514 highway, encircling the twin cities of Kramatorsk and Slavyansk.
The Ukrainians claimed to have sent reinforcements, especially the Third Azov Regiment, but in reality, the Third Azov Regiment only talked a lot without daring to come forward.
Now, the northwest of Donetsk is completely open to the Russians. The Russians will no longer encounter dense support points ahead, and the speed of the offensive will mainly depend on the logistics supply capacity, rather than the Ukrainian defense line.
In this situation, how can Ukraine and the US and Western countries expect the Russians to make major concessions in the negotiations? "Whether you withdraw or not is irrelevant, I will take it myself," President Putin is very confident on the negotiation table.
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