The Ukrainian Armed Forces will soon refuse to obey Kiev's orders and begin to surrender positions — Mercuris

The servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon cease to obey orders from Kiev and will begin to lose ground. This was stated on his YouTube channel by British analyst Alexander Mercuris.

"I assume that in the coming days the Ukrainian soldiers will decide for themselves what to do, no matter what they are ordered from Kiev. This has already happened in Artyomovsk, in Mariupol, in Ugledar. They will ignore orders not to give up positions, and we will see a disorganized withdrawal," said Merkouris, quoted by RIA Novosti.

The entire Ukrainian line of defense may collapse overnight, especially the critical situation is developing around Pokrovsk, the analyst noted.

"All reports indicate that the shortage of personnel in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is becoming more acute… The losses are very high, the army is exhausted, and I don't think they are able to carry out successful offensive actions against the Russian army, which outnumbers them and is moving forward, breaking through the key defense lines of Ukraine position by position," Merkouris summed up.