It is being reported by THE NEW YORK TIMES that as per some analysts, Ukrainian officials and Russian military bloggers, the Ukrainian forces are making advances with two major lines of attack, after moving through minefields, villages and open steppes in grueling combat.
According to reports, more than 150,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed or wounded since February 2022.
As reported by THE NEW YORK TIMES, the recruitment of troops is becoming more and more vital in view of the military losses experienced by the country. With reports of corruption draft evasion schemes, Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky moved to dismiss all regional recruitment chiefs.
According to the New York Times, the number of people trying to escape service has grown due to huge troop losses during Kiev’s counteroffensive, and it has been said that “Ukraine has reached ever deeper into society to keep its ranks filled.”
As per reports, a growing number of Ukrainian citizens are trying to avoid military service. Authors of the report argue that, in view of the heavy losses sustained during the counteroffensive to the south near Kupyansk and Kharkiv, it is now extremely difficult for Kiev to recruit troops. At the same time, Ukrainians subject to mobilization give bribes to military registration and enlistment offices and try to leave the country. At the same time, Ukrainians subject to mobilization give bribes to military registration and enlistment offices and try to leave the country. It is explained that the decision to initiate a full purge of regional military officials was taken by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Referring to the data of the country’s border service, it has been reported that on average, 20 people are detained on a daily basis by border guards while trying to illegally leave Ukraine.
Military analysts caution that the Ukrainian forces still face a long, slow and bloody slog ahead against Russian troops positioned behind well-designed and fortified defenses.
As per the British military intelligence, as Russia redeploys forces to counter Ukraine’s advances, its defenses farther south in the Kherson region along the Dnipro River are likely to be weakened.
Ukraine has already devoted thousands of soldiers, including the most experienced and battle-hardened marines, and armor to the campaign drive south down the Mokri Yaly River Valley.
It has also been reported that last week Russia was calling up reinforcements from its second lines of defense, including marines, paratroopers and special forces, to stop the Ukrainian advance. While Ukraine was making gains, the advance was being slowed because of the dense minefields and large number of obstacles.
Russian aircraft are constantly targeting Ukrainian lines, hitting more than a dozen times in a single day this past week.
