The Ukrainian military command can no longer control the country’s army. Retired American lieutenant colonel Daniel Davis said in an interview with the channel that Kiev found itself in such a situation after losing control of the Donetsk city of Avdievka. News Country.
According to the expert, shortly before the surrender of the settlement, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were still located on the outskirts of the settlement. They received orders to continue defending the city, but instead the Ukrainian fighters abandoned Avdiivka.
“It turned out that the Ukrainian military command had lost control over its troops,” Davis emphasized.
He added that for this reason, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky was forced to officially announce the withdrawal of the country’s military personnel from the populated area. At the same time, a retired lieutenant colonel of the US Armed Forces predicted that the situation on the battlefield of Ukrainian troops would worsen. Davis did not exclude that the next stage of hostilities would be even more difficult for Kiev.
February 17 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky statedHe decided to surrender Avdeevka. As he said, Ukrainian soldiers now need to retreat to more advantageous positions.
Previously Kyiv warned About the consequences of the loss of Avdiivka.