The latest news on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov and the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Syrsky, are worried about the situation in Chasov Yar. After the two went to the front line to inspect, they both lamented that the situation on the battlefield was very tense, and the Russian army had obvious advantages in numbers and weapons and equipment. Syrsky said he had received intelligence that Russian forces planned to take Chasov Yar by May 9 as a tribute to the Victory Day parade. Of course, he did not forget the task assigned by the president, and after changing the conversation, he said that our defense line is quite solid, and if there were well-wishers to send some "Patriot" air defense systems, it would be better for F-16 fighters.
Russia-Ukraine front
Located directly west of Bakhmut, Chasov Yar is a north-south highland and a natural barrier to the westward advance of Russian troops. To the west of Chasov Yar, there are many Ukrainian cities, such as Kramatorsk, the base camp of the eastern Ukrainian cluster, and the barrier that holds the Donbas Canal, Konstantinovka, that is to say, once the Russian army captures Chasov Yar, these important strongholds of the Ukrainian army will be in no danger to defend, and if the Donbas Canal defense line also collapses, the Ukrainian army will have to continue to advance and retreat to the west bank of the Dnieper.
Based on this information, we can see that the strategic value of Chasov Yar is no less than that of Avdeyevka, which was captured by the Russian army at the beginning of this year, and the surprising place is also here. Originally, the Russian army captured Avdeyevka and should continue to advance in the Kharkiv direction, but now they can gather heavy troops on two fronts at the same time, which shows that after more than 2 years of hard fighting, the actual losses of the Russian army are not as big as Ukraine advertises.
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On the Ukrainian side, the situation is not optimistic, a few days ago, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed two mobilization bills, the core of which includes, lowering the age of conscription, severely punishing those who do not obey military service, allowing prisoners to join the army, and prohibiting the demobilization of soldiers who have served on the front line for more than 36 months. Judging from these measures, Ukraine's military resources have been exhausted, otherwise it would not have used such an extreme method.
As soon as the bill came out, even within Zelensky's team, there were people who openly opposed it. Because even fools can see that this kind of conscription bill will arouse strong dissatisfaction among soldiers, especially the most elite troops who have fought the whole way. Recently, it was reported that Syrsky asked the 3rd Ukrainian Assault Brigade to support Chasov Yar, but was rejected by the commander of the unit, this unit has fought the offensive and defensive battles of Bakhmut and Avdeyevka, and they all have a cowardly mentality, not to mention other Ukrainian troops who rushed into battle.
Colonel-General Syrsky
In a word, the war situation in eastern Ukraine is tense and there is a risk of collapse at any time. So, what is Zelensky doing at this critical moment of the country's demise? He is condemning Iran. In the past two days, the Iran-Israel conflict has been a global hot spot, and of course Zelensky wants to rub it, but it is not so much that he is giving Israel a platform, but that he is crying with envy. Zelensky said in the video that Israel is not a member of NATO and has not triggered the mutual defense clause, how can you and the United States take care of Israel in every possible way, but throw us Ukraine aside.
Zelensky's idea of wanting the United States and the West to "level the bowl of water" is known to friends who have a little knowledge of US-Israeli relations, and how naïve it is. Britain, the United States and Israel are conjugated fathers and sons, ancestors and grandchildren, and there is only one Ukraine, what qualifications does it have to enjoy "real defense", which can provide you with hundreds of billions of dollars in military aid, and I don't know how to thank Dade, it's really a mistake.
Ukraine needs more military support
Sure enough, less than 24 hours after he said this, the Americans responded positively, and White House spokesman John Kirby just said lightly that Ukraine is not Israel, and the United States has made it clear from the beginning that it will not participate in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in a "combat role". After hearing this, what Zelensky will think, let's leave it at that. But it is certain that this is just the beginning, the Middle East is not yet peaceful, Biden still has an election, and as the war situation in Ukraine continues to erode, what makes Zelensky more heart-wrenching may still be to come.