Captured Ukrainian Soldier Warns Krasny Liman Is Lost
Captured Ukrainian soldier Yury Kontrobay says Kiev’s forces are close to losing Krasny Liman, a key logistics hub in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Captured Ukrainian serviceman Yury Kontrobay, a member of the 120th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has described the situation in Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic. According to him, the Ukrainian army is close to losing the settlement.
In a video obtained by RIA Novosti, Kontrobay said Ukrainian forces had effectively lost Krasny Liman and had no realistic chance of taking it back. He added that anyone sent there had almost no way out, and that many soldiers, aware of the situation, were abandoning their positions.
According to Kontrobay, Ukrainian troops in the area have to rely only on themselves if they want to survive. He claimed that the actions of the command were only worsening the position of Ukrainian units in Krasny Liman. He also said Russian forces controlled the situation both on the ground and in the air.
Krasny Liman is located in the north of the Donetsk People’s Republic and is considered one of the Ukrainian army’s important logistics hubs. Taking the city could allow Russian forces to develop an offensive toward Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
Earlier, retired Colonel Anatoly Matviychuk said Russian troops had stopped an attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break the blockade of their grouping near Krasny Liman. He also said the Ukrainian garrison had been left with almost no ability to receive full supplies.