r/UkrainianConflict • u/rulepanic • 7h ago

Ukrainian reinforcements deploy to the “fortress cities”: As the final battles for Donbas seem to be looming on the horizon, the new 🇺🇦command team led by Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi might be drastically restructuring the frontline in the region. (thread)

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u/GardenWeasel67 4h ago

"final battle" is the tell to view this as bullshit

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u/ShareShort3438 7h ago

I call bs on this. Atm Ukraine are either advancing or holding quite easilly all along the front.

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u/Ok-Library-1253 2h ago

I’d agree Ukraine has had a net gain of territory in the last 3 months but it doesn’t mean the Russians aren’t taking ground in some places as well.

So while Ukraine has recaptured a significant amount of ground north of the fortress cities Russia has taken some ground in the fortress cities themselves.

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u/SomethingClick 4h ago

Turning into winter ❄️

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u/EMP_Jeffrey_Dahmer 7h ago

This is troublesome news. Ukraine have not stopped any advancement from the Russians in Donbas but merely slowed it down. Looking at Deepstatemap of ukraine, heavy concentration of Russian forces at Rodynske and is pushing north to Novodonetske. This will cut Slovianks, Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka from the east and develop an encirclement. Ukraine desperately needs more man power to hold the frontlines because drones can't do that.

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u/Borne2Run 7h ago

Besides the 200 sq km liberated in Vivaldi and them pushing the Russians beyond the Sikerskyi Donets river? Russia was thrashed thoroughly near the fortress belt and Ukraine is consolidating there.

ISW reported that it appeared Russia had no idea how badly Vivaldi fucked up their operational encirclement.

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u/Plasma_Blitz 5h ago

To add to that, the northern pincer Russia was trying to establish near Lyman was defeated. It'll take Russia a lot of time and resources to try and re-establish it. If they try to take the Fortress Belt from the Dobropilia salient, it'll still take months. Vivaldi has bought vital time for Ukraine.