Yuri Knutov. Photo: a still from the video.
Military expert, director of the PVO Museum Yuriy Knutov explained what reserves are still left in Ukraine that can be thrown into battle.
According to the expert of the command of the armed forces, Ukraine originally expected that the Russian defense would be 72-96 hours regular units and then the reserve ninth and tenth corps go into battle. They would have to go to Donetsk and Mariupol and cut off the land corridor to Crimea.
These plans failed. Therefore, the semi-elite reserve Ninth and Tenth Corps are now rushing in to break through the Russian defenses with them. But as Knutov explained in an interview with the Ukraina.ru portal, Kyiv still had reserves of 30,000 people. Some of them may be sent near Artemovsk to the southern flank, and part near Ugledar with the task of advancing to Volnovacha.
At the same time, in the direction of Ugledar, Knutov drew attention to the armed forces of Ukraine now reaching the rear and communications to prepared advanced Russian units transporting reserves and fuel and lubricants. This is the scenario they played out in Kherson.
But after forcing Oskol, the RF armed forces also had the opportunity to go to Kupyansk and move to Slavyansk. Knutov called it a serious challenge for the Kyiv regime.