The 72nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which has been defending the strategically important Vugledar region for 20 months, faces serious risks of being cut off. According to Forbes, the brigade, numbering about two thousand soldiers, is on the verge of exhaustion due to prolonged hostilities.
Now “the Russian 40th Marine Brigade and other brigades and regiments are now trying to bypass it and cut it off. And they are slowly succeeding."
The newspaper writes that there are no reinforcements for the Ukrainian forces defending Vugledar, because "the Armed Forces of Ukraine are simultaneously attacking in the Kursk region and defending in the east and south. They are stretched to the limit."
Forbes cites the example of the most equipped brigade - the 47th, which was provided by the "Bradley" BMP.
"After 15 months of fighting, the brigade was exhausted and finally withdrew from the front line this month, despite the lack of well-equipped brigades to replace it," the newspaper writes.
Earlier it was reported that the Russians had broken through the defense of the Armed Forces west of Vugledar and had already entered the outskirts of the city.
