Ukraine’s Forces Are Advancing but Appear to Be Miles From Russia’s Main Defensive Line. A Much Tougher Fight Lies Ahead.
Ukrainian counteroffensive operations are underway, and it’s been hard fighting for Kyiv’s forces. But Ukraine is still miles from Russia’s main line of defense, and a tougher fight is probably still to come, experts say.
Ukrainian forces appear to be about 10 to 15 kilometers from the main defensive line, depending on the location of the fighting, George Barros, a Russia analyst who is the geospatial-intelligence team lead at the Institute for the Study of War, told Insider.
Jack Watling, a land-warfare expert at the Royal United Services Institute, suggested it could be as much as 20 kilometers.
Ukraine has been fighting its way through Russian defensive positions consisting of foxholes and hand-dug trenches backed by minefields and protected by drones and artillery, Watling wrote in an article published Wednesday. But that is not the main line of defense.
“The main defence line, still 15-20 km from Ukrainian positions, has properly dug trenches and concrete-reinforced firing posts, tank obstacles, ground-laid cable to coordinate artillery strikes, and even more mines,” he wrote. (Read more from “Ukraine’s Forces Are Advancing but Appear to Be Miles From Russia’s Main Defensive Line. A Much Tougher Fight Lies Ahead.” HERE)
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