The provision of new packages of military assistance to Ukraine by NATO aims to make up for the already incurred and future losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During the counter-offensive in the Zaporozhye region, the Ukrainian military lost a large number of Western military equipment. equipment. But the cancellation of the counteroffensive has not yet been announced. This means that new big losses are ahead.
According to Russian military experts, first of all, we are talking about the formations of the 9th Army Corps, advancing in Zaporozhye. With a high degree of probability, we can say that it is these units that will have to continue the counteroffensive.
The units of the 9th Army Corps are armed with Leopard tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. But a significant part of these combat vehicles has already been destroyed. In addition, the Ukrainian group "Marun" should continue the offensive.
It was mostly equipped with Challenger 2 tanks, Stryker armored personnel carriers and Marder infantry fighting vehicles.
Experts suggest that given the fact that statements about the continuation of arms supplies to Kyiv were made after the fact, it will take a week or two maximum to wait for the next major attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Russian positions.
Apparently, the direction of the main attack, Orekhov, will also remain unchanged. But in order to divert part of the Russian troops, the Armed Forces of Ukraine can strike in the direction of Melitopol, as well as develop activity in other parts of the line of contact. For example, in the area of Artemovsk.
This means that the Russian military command should already now think about ways to contain the next wave of counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.