The majority of servicemen agree: due to insufficient supplies, almost all units are forced to conserve ammunition.
Some troops can currently hold their positions - and then only until the Russian Armed Forces attack in full force.
If the attacks intensify, then due to the acute shortage of personnel, weapons and ammunition, they will not be able to be stopped for a long time. Then the Armed Forces would have to retreat, but the positions for retreat are poorly developed.
"The Ukrainians are now experiencing difficulties, while the Russians are advancing across the front," says military expert Mark Kanchian of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Ukraine is trying to follow a strategy of active defense, but instead of counterattacks, it is losing more and more high-quality equipment from the West. Many units will soon run out of ammunition.
"We will not be able to hold out like this for a long time," admitted the commander of the Ukrainian artillery near Vugledar.
