In the first phase of the mission, the Russian army captured Mariupol , which took more than 2 months. During this period, many detours were made. Due to the multi-line attack, the troops were too dispersed and the losses in troops and weapons and equipment were huge. After the battle of the Azov Steel Plant, the Russian army quickly adjusted its tactics, concentrated its forces, and focused on long-range artillery attacks. Therefore, in the second phase of the mission, after undergoing fierce artillery attacks, the Russian army took just over a month to completely capture Severodonetsk, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
As the Ukrainian army retreated steadily, at this time, in the entire Lugansk , only Lisichansk was still heavily guarded by the Ukrainian army. Geographically speaking, Lisichansk is opposite Beidun, but the terrain is higher than it, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. At the same time, it is the most important strategic location of the Ukrainian army in Lugansk, with tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops deployed here. Elite troops with a lot of advanced equipment.
Including the Ukrainian troops who withdrew from Beidun, as well as foreign mercenaries , as well as the Ukrainian troops who came from various places to support, it is estimated that there are more than 20,000 people. The purpose is to hold on to the last stronghold.
However, what is unexpected is that the Russian army only besieged and attacked Lisichansk for a week, and the Ukrainian army suffered serious casualties and began to flee. Currently, the Ukrainian army has evacuated the city in embarrassment. In the end, the Ukrainian army failed to hold this key city. The loss of Lisichansk means that the Luhansk region will be completely under the control of the Russian army.
This is very detrimental to Ukraine, but for Zelensky, failure is a strategic retreat, and failure is for a better victory. He was good at self-encouragement and self-comfort, and he shouted: I will come back, and I will bring the American "Haimas" rocket launcher to recapture this place. Can he really do it?
Yesterday, foreign media reported that Zelenskiy had ordered the troops to evacuate from Lisichansk. He emphasized that the Ukrainian army is retreating now in order to return better. It is for the lives of Ukrainian soldiers. At present, the weapons and equipment between Russia and Ukraine are not equal. The Ukrainian army lacks long-range attack weapons such as rocket launchers , artillery , and missiles that can cope with Russian attacks. Therefore, for long-term considerations, the evacuation of Lisichansk was announced.
At the same time, Zelensky also said that as soon as the U.S. and Western arms are in place, the Ukrainian army will immediately launch a counterattack to recover all the lost territory, and victory will not be a problem. Especially the American "Haimas" rocket launcher system . As long as it is available, it can increase the air defense capabilities of the Ukrainian army, effectively cope with the air pressure of the Russian army, and accurately hit Russian targets, causing heavy damage to Russia. Let Ukraine regain its dominant position.
In a word, what Zelensky means is that the current failure is that the weapons are not good enough. As long as the West supports more and more weapons and becomes more and more advanced, it will be easy to defeat the Russian army. It must be said that Zelensky is quite optimistic and "undaunted in the face of danger."
