The intelligence of Estonia does not see any prospects of success for the criminal army of the Russian Federation in the area of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region because the Ukrainian military has been holding the defense in this area for too long and very successfully.
What is known about probable scenarios of the development of events in the Avdiivka area
According to the deputy head of the operations department of the General Staff of Estonia, Lieutenant Colonel Toomas Viali, the Ukrainian military has been successfully defending Avdiivka since 2014 and is unlikely to give in now, despite the significant increase in enemy attacks.
He emphasized that the Russian occupiers had intensified offensive actions in Avdiivka, Bakhmut, and Kupyansk.
Vyali emphasized that Russian war criminals are trying to surround Avdiivka and not get stuck in city battles.
It seems that Russia has a great desire to surround Avdiivka by the New Year. At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been successfully defending Avdiivka since 2014. We are keeping our fingers crossed that it will be defended, the Estonian serviceman said.
He also drew attention to the fact that in recent days, more and more information has appeared about the increase in losses of the criminal Russian army.
Vyali noted that for several days, the losses of the criminal army of the Russian Federation exceeded a thousand people, although usually they amounted to about 600-800 soldiers.
What is known about the situation on the left bank of the Dnipro in the Kherson region
A representative of the General Staff of the Estonian Army emphasized that the Ukrainian military managed to cross the Dnipro in the Kherson region and unite several separate bridgeheads.
The hostilities there continue, and it seems that the situation makes Russia very nervous, Viali notes.
He also called the beginning of training Ukrainian pilots to fly American F-16 fighter jets in Romania positive.
In his opinion, Ukraine's acquisition of F-16s can affect the course of hostilities, but the preparation itself is a long process.
It can affect the course of hostilities. In peacetime, it took almost ten years for Poland to switch from Soviet-made fighters to Western aircraft, Viali emphasizes.
