Regarding the Ukrainian army's recapture of Liman, a strategic point in the eastern Donetsk region, from the Russian army, a Ukrainian military expert told NHK in an interview on the 3rd, "The Russian army has lost an important supply base. It has dealt a considerable blow to the image of military leadership."
The interviewee was Mr. Serhiy Zhurets, who has been in the Ukrainian army for many years and is currently active as a military expert.
For the Russian military, Liman "had become an important base for replenishing equipment, weapons and fuel, and for temporarily receiving wounded soldiers," Zukhurets said.
In addition, he emphasized that the Ukrainian army's recapture was ``extremely important.
On the other hand, for the Russian side, it analyzed that "it gave a serious blow to the image of political and military leadership."
Concerning future movements of the Ukrainian army, he said, "They will move from the recaptured Liman to the town of Luhansk province, and from Kharkiv province to the town of Luhansk province." showed.
"In winter, it will be difficult to move supplies and weapons. Ukrainian forces will try to advance as much as possible in the autumn," he said.
On the other hand, in a speech on the 30th of last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the Ukrainian side to accept negotiations. But it didn't live up to expectations and there's no point in buying time."