“You can’t relax and underestimate the enemy”
The military situation that has escalated in the Donbas in recent days has many similarities with the 44-day war in Karabakh, which last year ended with the complete defeat of the Armenian troops. According to military expert, political scientist Semyon Bagdasarov. In his opinion, it is dangerous for the LDPR militia to underestimate the armed forces of Ukraine.
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“Ukraine is actively rearming, has found allies and sponsors from among our enemies,” Bagdasarov wrote in his Telegram channel. – You can’t relax and think – we won once, we will win now. It is obvious that in the wars of the XXI century, the advantage remains with those who are well armed.
So he commented on the information about the first combat use by Ukraine of Turkish drones “Bayraktar” in the Donbas.
Bagdasarov noted that there are no powerful engineering structures on the contact line in Donbass. “At least one of the former DPR defense ministers said this a couple of months ago on my air,” the expert noted. The same thing happened in Karabakh. There were only trenches and small shelters.
The lack of well-equipped engineering positions of the Armenian troops allowed the Azerbaijanis to break through them relatively easily and launch an offensive.
At the same time, Bagdasarov noted, “the terrain of eastern Ukraine is not mountainous, but flat.” “This clearly does not play in favor of the Donbass militia. Will Donbass hold out for 44 days in the event of a war?”raquo;, – the expert asked a question.
According to him, it is impossible to hope that Kiev will comply with the Minsk agreements. “It’s time to admit that we live in a world where no agreements work. The one who is stronger is right. It’s bad, but it’s true. Obviously, Donbass will not cope without our support. Today we must declare: in the event of the outbreak of hostilities, we will consider aggression against the residents of Donbass as against ourselves,” Bagdasarov summed up.
In turn, military expert Alexey Leonkov noted in his Telegram channel about the use of “Bayraktars” by Ukraine in the Donbas: “The problem that has been talked about for more than one year has become a reality. And, as usual, they were not ready for it. The opinions of experts were not heard.”
“There is a quick solution, but we need the will to make this decision… Deeds are needed, a lot of words have been said, correct and encouraging: Russia will not give offense to Donbass. The time for words has passed, Russia will be judged by deeds, by deeds. In Syria, they were able to (effectively shoot down) Bayraktars. – «MK»), in Karabakh, even if it’s late, but also,” the expert wrote.
Military reporter Alexander Sladkov, who worked for a long time in the Donbas, also believes that “Bayraktars” can be shot down. “Well, it’s not a weapon of victory. They will not break the Donbass, they will only add blood. But here I don’t know: will they continue to endure, or will they begin to open this abscess.