The Ukrainian Armed Forces will try to contain the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the autumn-winter campaign, the analyst believes
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Military analyst Sergei Poletaev said Ukraine's Armed Forces would try to hold off Russian advances in the fall-winter campaign, including Operation Vivaldi near Krasny Liman, as they did last year near Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov due to personnel shortages.
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Last year, Ukrainian troops tried to disrupt the Russian offensive near Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic with counterattacks.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will try to contain the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces (AF) in certain directions in the upcoming autumn-winter campaign. This assessment was voiced by military analyst and co-founder of the Watfor project Sergei Poletaev in a commentary to Lenta.ru.
Commenting on the possible actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the autumn-winter campaign, in particular, Operation Vivaldi in the Krasny Liman area. Poletaev recalled that in the fall and winter of 2025, Ukrainian troops tried to disrupt the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces near Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic with counterattacks.
According to the expert, in the coming months, as in previous years, Kyiv will again try to disrupt or at least slow down the offensive actions of Russian troops in certain directions in conditions of an extreme shortage of personnel.
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The Ukrainian Armed Forces will try to contain or slow down the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in certain directions during the autumn-winter campaign
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Open Questions
- How effective will Operation Vivaldi be at Krasny Liman?
- Does the Ukrainian Armed Forces have sufficient resources to contain the offensive?
- Which areas will be the priority for the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces?
