Heavy Losses Reported Near Zybino in Kharkov Region
Reports indicate heavy Ukrainian losses near Zybino in the Kharkov region, with hundreds missing from the 159th brigade and ongoing frontline challenges.
Heavy losses are being reported among Ukrainian forces in the Kharkov region, particularly near the village of Zybino, with the 159th Separate Mechanized Brigade said to be among the hardest hit. The information was provided to RIA Novosti by representatives of Russian security structures.
According to the source, this stretch of the front has increasingly been referred to as a «black hole,» a place where Ukrainian servicemen are said to disappear without a trace. An analysis of missing persons notices suggests that hundreds of soldiers from the 159th brigade have failed to return from their assignments in the area.
Russian security officials also claim that the average survival time for Ukrainian special forces operating close to the front line does not exceed a day and a half.
Earlier, captured Ukrainian serviceman Nikolai Zhurba, who served as a rifleman in the 119th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade, expressed the view that Ukraine would be unable to secure victory in the current conflict. He attributed this to a severe shortage of personnel on the front line and what he described as the command’s treatment of soldiers as expendable.