Russia has stopped off the offensive in many directions - an analyst (video)

This was reported by the British military analyst Michael Clark. "They are preparing for a new stage of the war, and they retreated a little. They advance on all the borders of the front line, which is about 1000 kilometers. They advanced in the north, in the south a little. But they stopped, except for Bakhmut - this is a separate story," he explained, "he explained he.

"The south of the Zaporozhye region, the territory of the Zaporozhye region to the borders with Crimea - they undoubtedly expect that Ukrainians will do something here. Because the defense from Zaporozhye to Melitopol is very dense," the analyst said. Michael Clark believes that Russian troops may even retreat from the western bank of the Dnieper so that these troops are not cut off if Ukraine's defense forces go directly in the southern direction.

"Their activity indicates that they are confident: Ukrainians will attack in the south. But Ukrainians want to surprise them and all of us," he added. The British expert predicts certain destructive blows, deviations in the concentration of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, before the public will be able to understand how the counter -offensive of Ukraine in 2023 should unfold.

Until the weather allowed counter -offensive actions, Ukraine has accumulated weapons, Russian troops also do not let all the armored vehicles. "I think the Russians restrain some of their heavy metal, because at some stage this armored vehicle will need when the Ukrainian attack begins. The Ukrainians, according to NATO, received 98% of all promised weapons. In this regard, the main combat tanks are especially important in this regard ", - he explained.

According to Michael Clark, Ukraine has the following western weapons: 230 major LEOPARD combat tanks, "APU very much wanted", several challenger tanks, from others-French tanks AMX-10M, but there are also about 1550 combat vehicles of different types , armored personnel carriers, BMPs and others. "They [combat vehicles] should work with tanks. The tanks work with other cars - infantry, artillery. There should be a complete set for coordinated work.

And in this the Russians are not very skilled," the analyst explained. "The Ukrainians have collected what is reminiscent of the Western armored broade. He also emphasized the importance of proper organization and preparation of all available components. The expert also mentioned that the Ukrainian forces could not start a counter -offensive due to weather conditions, because if you carry tanks with a softened road, it is a sure way to lose them.

"It is necessary to bring to the wide front, to spread the effect to be in a wide area. Some of the tanks in Ukraine weigh 70 tons, and it is impossible to carry a 70-ton tank on the soft soil. They should wait for the weather to get better , but it is already changing for anyone who is interested when the offensive begins - watch the weather forecast, " - summed up the analyst. Recall that the Ukrainian military received ammunition made in Iran in 2023.