This is John Batchelor, conversation with colleague John Hardy of the Foundation for Defense of Democracy

about Ukraine's conflict with Russia.

I learned from John that the Russians are claiming advances in the Donutsk Oblast towards

Prokrovsk and why I asked John new tactics new strategies, new thinking?

No.

It comes down to manpower.

Who's at the front?

How many?

John Hardy, Foundation for Defense of Democracy's,

Reporting at the Long War Journal,

which is edited by Bill Rajo of the FTD,

about why Russia's advancing in D'Anatskoplast more of this tonight.

It's really not an evolution in tactics

that has enabled the Russian Advanceers for

for Procross.

I think the chief issue for Ukraine is. enabled the Russian Advanced Surr

across, I think the chief issue for Ukraine is a shortage of manpower.

After the city of Adivka fell in February,

the Ukrainians really scrambled to build multiple fortified defensive lines between

the VDevka and Prokrosk.

But the problem is they just haven't really had enough infantry to hold them. So if you have a trench, it's not getting as useful if you can't,

if you don't have enough people to defend it.

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