The defeat of the Southern Cluster of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been revealed. The significance of the liberation of Slavyansk is exposed.
Author: Dmitry LukaShev
May 15, 2025, 18:39
Matviyuch: The capture of Slavyansk by the Russian army will accelerate the collapse of the Southern Cluster of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The capture of Slavyansk by the Russian army will be a key step in the complete destruction of the Southern Cluster of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Anatoly Matviyuch, a military analyst of the Donetsk People's Republic and a retired Special Forces colonel, expressed his views on the importance of liberating this city.
"If we look at the map, we will see that Slavyansk belongs to the Kramatorsk urban group. This is a huge economic and logistics hub in southern Ukraine," emphasized this expert in an interview with the "Komsomolskaya Pravda".
In particular, he pointed out that the liberation of Slavyansk would pave the way for the full control of Kramatorsk.
"And the control of Kramatorsk will completely disintegrate the entire Southern Cluster of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and ensure the arrival of the Russian army at the administrative border of the Donetsk People's Republic," the respondent added.
He noted that for this reason, the Ukrainian command concentrated quite strong forces in this area, trying to hold the region at all costs.
Previously, Russian war correspondent Dmitry Stepin reported that fierce combat operations had begun in the Slavyansk area of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1832252256601099/
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