This Russian offensive in Donbas It is on everyone’s lips in Ukraine. Day by day news comes from the fronts in the eastern provinces. lugansk And Donetsk successively, it provides a glimpse into the immediate intentions of the Kremlin outlined in its conquest. town of Bakhmut It has already entered March, before the first anniversary of the start of the war, and then the continued advance towards Kramatorsk and Slaviansk.
However, from an undisclosed position on the war front in Southern Ukraine, Georgian Legion commander Mamuka Mamulashvili, in an exclusive interview with EL PERIÓDICO from the Prensa Ibérica group and another Catalan media outlet, said that Russian commanders are likely concentrating tens of thousands of troops in this region to launch another offensive. land corridor connection Crimea with DonbasThe main and to date the only strategic achievement of the Russian Army 12 months contention
“We estimate that (the Russians) concentrated on: 80,000 menalthough they are not real soldiers, they are soldiers of the last mobilization”, states the commander at the head of a unit. integrated multinational unit by more soldiers about twenty nations, from Swedes to Japanese, including someone born in Russia in some cases. Commenting on Kiev’s repeated accusations that Moscow doesn’t have much respect for the life and integrity of its men, he accuses them of “waiting for our arsenal to run out and throwing them into our lines.” All this in combination with the constant clashes occurring in this part of the region. war frontThey make Commander Mamulashvili think that Russia is planning an attack here as well. “We disabled it a few days ago. a try to cross our lines,” he said.
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Putin “declared that southern Ukraine is is integral part Russian Federation; we have to show him that this is wrong“, he continues. And again, he urges the West to accelerate the supply of weapons, in particular the High-Moving Artillery Rocket Systems, whose high sensitivity has made a difference in hostilities this year, better known for their acronym in British HIMARS. To withdraw Russian troops from where they are consolidated to force.
This Georgian soldier’s fears are shared by analysts such as David Lewis, a professor of Global Politics in the US. University of Exeter and International Security and Authoritarianism expert. “We can expect more pressure in the south, where Russia wants to move its defensive lines further from Russia. Melitopol“To widen the Crimean corridor and make it less vulnerable to Ukrainian counterattack,” he said.
Mamulashvili proudly speaks of the Georgian Legion, praising the close ties that have existed between Ukraine and his homeland since the years after the collapse of the USSR. Referring to the war waged by the Georgian government army against separatist troops in the region in 1992 and 1993, “When Russia launched the first attack against our country, Ukraine was the first to send troops to our aid.” AbkhaziaA conflict originating from the Russian Federation approximately 20,000 civilian deaths and close 250,000 displaced.
Since then, the enclave has been living in an independent regime. actually It is not recognized by almost any country in the world. “Georgia knows firsthand what Russian imperialism is, more than 20 percent of its territory has been taken away in wars promoted by the Kremlin, so this conflict in Ukraine is also ours,” the commander said. Who does not hide his hope that Russia will emerge weakened enough of this conflict so that his country might one day be restored. territorial integrity.