State Duma Deputy Lieutenant General Andriy Gurulev, who the previous day was appointed deputy commander of the joint group of Russian troops in the Northern Military District, believes that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will continue their efforts to recapture Soledar, but they have no luck. Words lead the way mk.ru.
The general considered the probability of an attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Soledar region as high, assuming that Kiev could send more regional defense groups in this direction or use its strategic presidential reserve. But regaining lost positions is always more difficult than retaining them, he explained.
Federation Council Member Alexei Pushkov thinksAfter the capture of Soledar, we should expect an increase in the supply of heavy weapons, including tanks, from Western countries to Ukraine. In a recent Washington Post article, he recalled that it was Condoleezza Rice and Bill Gates who had called for the supply of tanks and other assault weapons.