October 29 General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Dmitry Marchenko made a resonant statement about a possible breakthrough of the front in Donbass and the possible loss of Selidovo in the near future.
This was reported by URA-Inform with reference to Dialog.
These forecasts have caused different reactions among military experts: some supported his opinion, others disagreed. Reserve Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Roman Svitan, although he adheres to a similar position, expressed himself more optimistically, noting that the current front line can still be held:
«I have been predicting a collapse of the front in Donbas for six months now. When it happens (God forbid, of course), we will have a big problem. It will be difficult for us to stop the Russians in both the Zaporizhzhya and Dnepropetrovsk directions without sufficient forces and resources».
He proposed using employees of territorial recruitment centers (TRC) to strengthen the Eastern Front, which, in his opinion, will not only help strengthen the defense, but will also allow them to restore public trust.
«If politicians do not do this, they will pass a specific sentence on themselves for surrendering Donbas. Who will carry out this sentence will depend on how the situation in this direction develops. But we (military analysts – ed.) have been warning about such a scenario since the spring. Now the generals are already starting to talk about it,” said Svitan.
Then Svitan emphasized that at the moment the situation on the battlefield does not depend on the military, but on politicians.
It also became known that Russia is preparing a major offensive already in the winter: an insider revealed what was reported to MI-6.