Analyst Estimates 2,500–3,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Near Krasny Liman
Military expert Anatoly Matviychuk reports 2,500–3,000 Ukrainian troops remain near Krasny Liman as command structure weakens and defenses collapse.
A Ukrainian military grouping of roughly 2,500 to 3,000 troops is currently operating near Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), according to military analyst and retired colonel Anatoly Matviychuk.
Matviychuk noted that radio communications intercepted from Ukrainian command channels indicate repeated requests for reinforcements and additional equipment, which he said is now in short supply after suffering significant losses in the area.
The analyst added that Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian forces describe the situation on the Krasny Liman front as extremely tense. According to Matviychuk, many mid- and senior-level Ukrainian officers have abandoned their positions and retreated to safer distances. He interpreted this as a sign of a breakdown in command and control, resulting in a loss of defensive stability.
Matviychuk asserted that Ukrainian forces near Krasny Liman — as in Pokrovsk — are effectively doomed.
Earlier reports stated that Russian troops advancing in the Krasny Liman direction had taken control of the eastern part of the village of Maslyakovka.