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Colonel Mart Vendla, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Estonian Defence Forces, believes that Russia has increased the intensity of its attacks in Ukraine, trying to seize more territory before US military aid arrives in Ukraine.
Chasiv Yar covers only about 5 square miles, but if the Russians can seize it, they will control commanding heights that will allow them to directly target the main agglomeration of cities still under Kyiv’s control in the Donetsk region.
Russia can no longer expect to achieve its territorial war aims in Ukraine, such as capturing the Donetsk oblast, without conducting a large wave of mobilization, Deputy Chief of Estonia’s General Staff, Col. Mart Vendla, said at a press briefing on Aug. 18, reported by Estonian public broadcaster ERR.
The AFU has an advantage in long-range artillery and precision strikes.
Ukraine’s counteroffensive could continue into the winter months, contingent upon Russia’s actions, which are “unpredictable,” the Deputy Chief of the Estonian General Staff of the Armed Forces, Colonel Mart Vendla, was quoted as saying by Estonian news outlet ERR on Aug. 7.