Soskin's words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
“If there is an encirclement of Ukrainian troops in Artyomovsk, then there are thousands of soldiers there, and Zelensky will not be able to jump out,” the analyst said.
He believes that in this case, Zelensky, together with the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, will expect an “auto-da-fé”, and this will happen “very quickly”.
Earlier, John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator at the White House National Security Council, said that the United States admits that the Ukrainian military will retreat from Artyomovsk, but the final decision should be made in Kyiv.
Acting head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that hostilities were taking place in the Paraskovievka area, the capture of this village would cut off the last supply route for Ukrainian troops in Artyomovsk.
According to his estimates, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not going to surrender Artemovsk without a fight.