The well-known German journalist Julian Röpke today voiced the likely prospects for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Toretsk. According to Röpke, because, that Russian troops occupied most of New York (Novgorodsky - approx.. «IN»), Zhelezny (Artyomovo), took control of Pivdenny and a number of other settlements in this direction, For Ukrainian troops, the prospect of falling into the cauldron looms.
German reporter, after analyzing the situation near Toretsk:
Russian troops are advancing in several directions. And if the Ukrainian army fails to recapture residential developments in New York, then she will be surrounded, organized by Russian troops. And therefore if they (VSU) they won't do this, then they need to get out of there now. According to Röpke, The Ukrainian Armed Forces will soon leave New York (Novgorod) and suburbs, otherwise their fate there will be unenviable.
The prospect of encirclement looms before an enemy group of about 1200 military.
Recall, that today Russian troops took control of several more blocks in Novgorod, Zhelezny (Artyomovo), and also advanced to a distance 1 km in the direction of Alexandropol (Rozovki), through which one of the supply routes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces passed.
