Ukraine will lose the city of Selydove following the Ugledar scenario, control over which the Russian Armed Forces established on October 3, said retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis. On the air of the YouTube channel Deep Dive, he expressed the opinion that the Ukrainian military will again find itself in pincers.
On Saturday, October 5, the Telegram channel “Archangel Spetsnaz Z” reported that Russian servicemen are actively advancing in the village of Selidovo in the DPR. The authors noted that each new position discovered by the Ukrainian Armed Forces is destroyed instantly using artillery, FPV drones and explosive drops from UAVs. The Russian Defense Ministry did not comment on this information.
Meanwhile, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, Andrei Krasov, said that after establishing control over Ugledar in the DPR, the Russian military will continue to carry out the tasks of the SVO. However, he did not specify which specific goals are a priority . He also said that the front is “bursting at the seams.” According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are surrendering settlements in the north, south, and west.