It was the Main point of the meeting held this Sunday the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Meyerand the president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski. The transfer of territories, specifically, of 25% of Donetsk province still in Ukrainian hands is “impossible”, both agreed. It is precisely that strip of land, of about 6,600 square kilometerswith a length 50 kilometers And where they resided, before the war, around 380,000 citizensthe Kremlin is being erected in the last stumbling block to silence the weapons in Ukraine. The two main reasons that prevent both the Ukrainian authorities and their European allies to accept any territorial assignment at this geographical point are broken down.
Four respectable cities, Pokrovsk, Constantine, Slovian y Kramatorskin addition to several urban settlements and nuclei, they make up the human geography of the ‘Oblast’ (region) of Donetsk still in the hands of the Ukrainian troops. Kremlin’s claims consist of the whole territory delivered without a single shot. As ensures Nick Patton Walshon the CNN website, this would constitute a propaganda success First order for Moscow, which would exploit with fruition without any doubt. Tens of thousands of civilians live there now, and the Kremlin would delight with the scenes of “Ukrainians being forced to leave their homes in the face of the advance of Russian troops”, which could be occupied humiliatingly, without even presenting. Both Sloviansk and Kramorsk had, before the contest, a large population, of at least 130,000 inhabitants, that is, that is, they were cities of a size similar to that of Lleida and San Sebastián, respectively.
Donetsk’s subsoil is also rich in mineral resourceswhose demand will also grow in the coming years. According to the Institute for the Study of War, the part of the region still under the control of Ukraine houses deposits of uraniumwhile the territories occupied by Russia have reservations of Non -ferrous metals, titanium y zincin addition to the long -awaited rare land, very sought after by Donald Trump and its surroundings.
Beyond the importance of its populations, the assignment by Ukraine of this territory to Russia would have important consequences for the Defense of the country and for the possibilities of facing A new military onslaught From the neighboring state in the future. As the ISW collects, in recent years, the Ukrainian government has dedicated Ingents efforts To build military defense positions, given that the first aggression in 2014 against the country occurred precisely in this area, where it managed to go back. “In the last 11 years, Ukraine has been investing time, money and effort to reinforce the strength of the belt (defensive) and to establish a significant Industrial and Military Infrastructure Inside and around these cities, “this organism stands out in a recent report. The proof of its success has been the inability of the russian invasive troops to take control of Sloviansk in 2022, in the Invasion startwhen they still occurred significant territorial advances. At present, Russian troops try to surround Pokrovsk, in the southern sector, although at the current rhythm, according to the same source “it will still take years” to complete the occupation of the territory whose assignment now demands.
The withdrawal of Ukraine would force to transfer the separation line between free Ukraine and occupied Ukraine Around 70 kilometers In the west direction, forcing kyiv to build fortifications in a hurry in a field of much greater difficulty To be defended. While the Donetsk region is furrowed with rivers and natural obstacles to military advances, an eventual defensive line in this area should be erected in plains, granting the Russian advantages to attack the neighboring regions of Dnipropetrovsk y Ditches.
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