“The 72nd Brigade could begin the withdrawal from Vugledar — columnist Forbes September 25, 09:30 Share: Vugledar. August 2024 (Photo: 72nd OMBr named after Black Zaporozhets / Facebook) The 72nd mechanized brigade could begin a gradual retreat from Ugledar in the Donetsk region to more protected positions, according to Forbes analyst David Aks. According to him, Vugledar, which has become a fortress for the Ukrainian military, is “on the verge of falling”. In the morning”, — write on: ua.news
Coal worker August 2024 (Photo: 72 OMBr named after Black Zaporozhets / Facebook)
The 72nd mechanized brigade could begin a gradual retreat from Vugledar in the Donetsk region to more protected positions, according to Forbes analyst David Ax.
According to him, Vugledar, which became a fortress for the Ukrainian military, is located “on the verge of falling.”
On the morning of Wednesday, September 25, Russian troops shelled and stormed the city. And unlike many previous assaults, this one seems to have “turned out to be successful.”
“It is clear that the situation in Ugledar is critical, and we are probably witnessing the final stages of its defense. I can only hope that the right orders were given, which put the lives of the soldiers above any desire to hold the position,” warned the analyst of the Ukrainian group Frontelligence Insight.
Ax confirmed that there are indications that this is the case.
He added that Ugledar “anchors the corner where the southern front intersects with the eastern one’, but it is quite possible that Bogoyavlenka, which is several kilometers to the north, could have performed the same function.
On September 24, analysts of the DeepState project reported that the situation around Vugledar is critical and continues to get more complicated — the Russian army is trying to surround the city and, in parallel, is destroying the settlement with artillery and anti-tank missiles.
Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Center for countering disinformation at the NSDC, said that Vugledar used to be convenient for defense due to its location at a height, but the enemy managed to destroy it and move to the flank thanks to anti-aircraft guns.