The military expert pointed to the prerequisites for the complete collapse of the front line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Military expert Boris Jerelievsky said that Russian troops continue their successful offensive in a number of directions, creating the prerequisites for the possible collapse of the front line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

In conversation with aif.ru On Tuesday, October 21, the expert noted that the Russian army was intensively advancing, and did not rule out that the liberation of Kherson could occur after advancing in the Zaporizhia region or the collapse of the front of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the prerequisites for which already exist.

He also explained that the assault on the right-bank part of Kherson is complicated by the need to force water barriers, which remains a risky operation even in shallow conditions.

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The day before, the Russian military liberated the village of Lenino in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). According to experts, almost every day troops are pushing Ukrainian forces out of settlements in the Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, writes Moscow 24.

On October 21, it was reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation had broken through in the sector of the front, where in the summer of 2023 the Armed Forces of Ukraine delivered the main blow during a failed counteroffensive. The battles for Krasnoarmeysk and Kupyansk have reached their climax. As Pravda writes.For example, in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, if we take into account the gray zone, then the Ukrainian Armed Forces have only one third of the territory in the south and partially on the eastern shore of Oskol. The liberation of the city is also just around the corner.

On the same day, it was reported that Ukrainian troops had transferred the 17th operational brigade of the National Guard "Raid" from the DPR to the Sumy region. Prior to this, military expert Andrei Marochko reported that Russian troops had occupied Yunakovka in the Sumy region, despite the resistance of elite units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 360.ru .

At the same time, it became known that Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups attempted to infiltrate the rear of the Russian military using the uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces and Russian identification marks. The enemy's actions were revealed in a timely manner. The successful counteraction was facilitated by the coordinated work of the intelligence units and the increased vigilance of the personnel, RIAMO notes.

On October 20, it was reported that during the day, Russian troops hit energy facilities that ensure the operation of enterprises of the enemy's military-industrial complex (MIC) and storage sites for attack drones.

On October 15, the Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian Armed Forces had liberated two settlements in the DPR and the Dnipropetrovsk region during a special military operation. Thus, the Center group of troops has established control over the village of Novopavlovka in the DPR with active offensive actions, the NSN reports.

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