After the withdrawal of its forces from the city of Jacon, southern Ukraine, Russia appears to be in a defensive location. A Western official confirmed today, Tuesday, that the Russians were in a defensive and not offensive position.
He also added that “he does not expect a complete collapse of any of the Russian or Ukrainian forces soon,” Reuters reported.
The official said, asking not to be revealed, that he expected the situation to continue in the battlefield until next year.
As for the Russian withdrawal process from Jiusson, he saw that it was relatively organized, pointing to the evacuation of approximately 20 thousand soldiers from the region and not 30 thousand, as previously reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
It is noteworthy that this withdrawal from Jiusson formed a major setback for the Russian army, especially as it is the first major Ukrainian city that has fallen in his hand since the conflict erupted on February 24.
It also forms with Donetsk, Lugansk and Zaborigia, the four regions that the Kremlin declared in late September (2022) annexed.
Also, its geographical location is of special importance, as the region is located on the borders of the Dnibro Petrovsk and Nicolav regions, and it has land borders with Crimea in the south, while overlooking the Black Sea in the southwest, and in the southeast on the Azov Sea.
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