Estonian General Staff assesses chances of Ukrainian Armed Forces to break through Russian defense by winter

ETV reports.

"It is important to mention that Ukraine can use all the tools available to it more effectively and more precisely than the Russians, since they have combat intelligence of a relatively good quality level, and through this they can maximize the impact of the forces. As a result, all these strikes in depth serve the same purpose and isolate a force on the battlefield from both ammunition and food, from this and that. This will definitely help the situation," the colonel said about the advantage in long-range artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the accuracy of strikes.

According to Vendla, Ukraine can move forward before the onset of winter, but much depends on the actions of Russia, whose steps are unpredictable.

"But it is understandable that the 1,000km frontline is not defended evenly; that is, Ukraine, on being able to discover gaps in the defensive line, getting better trained in small-unit tactics and having more accurate firing and better intelligence information – then they certainly have a chance," Vendla added.

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