The Russian occupiers can seize Popasnaya, because they have “five guns for one of ours.” However, the enemy will have tactical successes, but there will be no operational ones.

This was stated by Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President Alexei Arestovich in an interview with Russian human rights activist Mark Feigin.

“The popasnaya is being stormed with might and main, joyfully, with raids. But how they storm, we already know, you can not worry too much for now. The only thing is that such pressure – the 22nd day has already been an operation on the northern front, including Izyum, since April 4 they started it – it , of course, it exhausts our guys very well, and exhausts their guys. But for now, the fighting … Well, consider that the city has advanced a bit, “he says.

Arestovich recalled that from the very beginning he had said that the enemy could only have tactical successes, but would not achieve operational ones.

“They can advance, they can take Popasna, they can advance somewhere else. At the tactical level, they can have successes, but how not to be if, with the concentration of artillery, there are five of their barrels for one of ours. Aviation, rocket troops, etc. “They have created a local advantage. They need to advance. There may be tactical successes. The question is whether this will become an operational success. It will not, I say right away, I have said and will continue to say. And so – to capture some Popasnaya (I imagine how the inhabitants of Popasnaya and the troops that are there now listen to me, you’ll excuse me), seize something else there, move close – take a couple of villages or a bridge, they can, yes. Well, what next? Nothing! The reserves will be spent. They will sit and hold Popasnaya joyfully, bury their corpses, which they will put there in hundreds in order to win her (Popasnaya – ed.),” he stressed.

Arestovich added: “And they will wait for the Ukrainian group, saturated with Western weapons, to come and take Popasna in return. That’s all the prospects for capturing Popasna.”

Recall that MP (Golos), a member of the Verkhovna Rada committee on national security, defense and intelligence, Sergei Rakhmanin, said that it is extremely important for the Russians to achieve the planned successes in the Donbass, so they stop at nothing and focus everything possible on this direction . The enemy is trying to make the most of his advantage in the air and heavy weapons.

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