Experts say the next two weeks at the front will be tough

The next few weeks in Ukraine will be critical and unpredictable. It should be expected that Russia will send new forces to the front, intensifying the military response to the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This analysis leads CNN with reference to military experts.

According to the news agency, as winter approaches, when some kind of "freezing" of the conflict is likely, more active fighting on the line of contact should be expected in the near future.

What seemed like a distant prospect, what could convincingly be called a victory for Ukraine, is now much more plausible, Keir Giles, senior fellow at the Chatham House program from Russia and Eurasia, described the situation on the front.

He also noted that the explosions on the Kerch bridge had significantly affected the psychological state of the Russians. They realized that the legend of Russian invulnerability was just a bluff.

This explosion hit the psyche of the Russians and gave Ukraine a significant strategic boost, the expert believes.

Note that the President of Ukraine said that the most difficult situation is in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions . In particular, in the Bakhmut direction. However, the situation is under control, he said. The Ukrainian army holds its positions firmly.

We add that the Ukrainian military continues to liberate territories from Russian invaders. To date, more than 1,600 settlements have been de-occupied.