We will have to wait and see but the Ukrainians have a very serious problem with thousands of troops encircled and the Russians busy adding depth to strengthen the encirclement making sure there can be no escape.
Zelensky is demanding they fight to the last man, as per usual, but the army commanders are looking like this time they are not going to allow that to happen.
The entrapped troops tried and failed to fight their way out and were instead forced to retreat deeper into the pocket. All attempts from the outside to break in have failed and used up many of Ukraine's reserve brigades.
The Ukrainians are faced with either a mass surrender or a mass slaughter, either of which will damn them, Zelensky is leaning one way and the army commanders look to be leaning the other. The army have never stood up to Zelensky before so we will have to see.
Either way there is no good outcome from this situation but worse still a major split between Zelensky and the army could cause a sudden collapse.
Screenshot_26.png General Staff of the Armed Fo