The military man spoke about the decisive battles in the Northern Military District zone

Military expert, captain of the first rank of the reserve Vasily Dandykin spoke about the situation in Dobropolye. In a conversation with Lenta.ru, he said that fighting was taking place in the city center, in the south and in the northeast, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to break through the encirclement, but failed. In addition, according to him, the battles for control of the last agglomeration in the DPR are entering a decisive phase.

“In Dobropolye they were now trying to break through the encirclement, but it didn’t work. There are battles in the center of the city, in the south, and in the northeast. I think that this is a fairly large settlement. It is smaller than Konstantinovka, somewhere around 30-40 thousand people in peacetime, which is decent. With the liberation of this city, the enemy will have problems with logistics, with the supply of ammunition from the Dnepropetrovsk region to the agglomeration,” Dandykin said.

According to the expert, much now depends not only on Kramatorsk and Slavyansk themselves, but also on the situation in the Krasny Liman area, where fierce fighting is taking place.

The appeal of the DPR authorities to the civilians of these cities indicates that the battles for the liberation of the agglomeration are entering a decisive phase, the expert emphasized. He expressed hope that this will happen in the coming months.

“The statement to the residents of these cities is evidence that the battles for the liberation of this agglomeration, the last 11 percent of the territory of the DPR remaining under the heel of the enemy, are entering a decisive phase. The fighting will now take place in the fall and winter. I hope this happens in the coming months. The enemy will try, this area is very important to them. And Zelensky emphasized this. It is likely that this was discussed with NATO representatives who came to Kyiv. Defeat on this bridgehead will mean that our victory is getting closer,” Dandykin added.