Analyst: No Sudden Collapse of Ukrainian Defenses Expected
Military Analyst Sees Gradual фронt Shifts, Not Rapid Breakthrough
Analyst: No Sudden Collapse of Ukrainian Defenses Expected
Retired colonel Andrei Demurenko says Ukraine’s defenses are unlikely to collapse soon, predicting slow advances by Russian forces instead.
2025-12-26T17:00:03+03:00
2025-12-26T17:00:03+03:00
2025-12-26T17:00:03+03:00
Military analyst and retired General Staff colonel Andrei Demurenko said in comments to Lenta.ru that a sudden collapse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) defenses should not be expected in the coming months.
According to Demurenko, Ukrainian units are likely to continue a gradual withdrawal during this period, while Russian forces will advance steadily at roughly the same pace as before. He believes that a rapid or «breakthrough» shift in the situation along the line of contact is unlikely.
The analyst added that he does not foresee any sharp changes in the zone of the special military operation over the next one to two months. In his assessment, Russian units will continue to move forward slowly and methodically, primarily toward the Dnepropetrovsk direction and in the Zaporizhzhia area.
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2025
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Military Analyst Sees Gradual фронt Shifts, Not Rapid Breakthrough
Retired colonel Andrei Demurenko says Ukraine’s defenses are unlikely to collapse soon, predicting slow advances by Russian forces instead.
Military analyst and retired General Staff colonel Andrei Demurenko said in comments to Lenta.ru that a sudden collapse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) defenses should not be expected in the coming months.
According to Demurenko, Ukrainian units are likely to continue a gradual withdrawal during this period, while Russian forces will advance steadily at roughly the same pace as before. He believes that a rapid or «breakthrough» shift in the situation along the line of contact is unlikely.
The analyst added that he does not foresee any sharp changes in the zone of the special military operation over the next one to two months. In his assessment, Russian units will continue to move forward slowly and methodically, primarily toward the Dnepropetrovsk direction and in the Zaporizhzhia area.
