For the past 10 weeks, the Russian military has deployed tens of thousands of troops to eliminate hundreds of Ukrainian marines stuck at a bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast. , has so far failed to be eliminated. The left bank of the Dnipro River is under Russian military control, except for the riverside village of Klinki, where there is a bridgehead.
Western media have described the battle at Klinki as something of a “suicide mission” for Ukrainian marines. But it is Russian soldiers who are dying by the hundreds as they recklessly plow into the minefields set up around this muddy fishing village and the adjacent forest.
Surprisingly, although the Ukrainian side is outnumbered, it has local superiority in artillery and drones. First, they would jam the Russian drones, then send their own drones to seek out and destroy the enemy’s grenades and rocket launchers.
“Russian forces continue to heavily attack Klinki.”One day at a time, run by military analyst Tom Cooper.NewsletterSo, my colleague Donald Hill explains. “In one attack, they pushed through the forest and established a foothold in Klinki. However, the Ukrainians were able to use artillery fire to blow away the rubble of Russian-occupied houses and regain all of their defenses.”
One recent attack, which may be the same one Hill is referring to, was particularly egregious in the eyes of a Russian paratrooper military blogger. “The weather was on our side, but the enemy’s artillery still had a tactical advantage,” the blogger said.
“The order was given to carry out a Zhukov maneuver and destroy the enemy, just as 80 years ago.” During World War II, Soviet General Georgy Zhukov was infamous for ordering his soldiers to cut through German minefields on foot.
According to Hill, the Ukrainians are restocking minefields around Klinki under cover of night. “Ukrainian drones drop mines on roads at night, disabling trucks and other vehicles. In the morning, before the vehicles can be recovered, they drop ammunition to finish them off.”
The aforementioned blogger said that while the 104th Guards Airborne Division of the Russian Airborne Forces “lost irreplaceable professional soldiers” as a result of its Zhukov-style attempt to break through a minefield, “the situation on the battlefield did not change. ” is written.
As the war in Ukraine becomes a long-term war of attrition, each failed attack adds to Russian attrition and gives Ukraine an overall advantage. Since October 14 last year, the Russian military has deployed 143 tanks, armored fighting vehicles, and other various equipment near Klinki.are losing. In contrast, the number of losses of Ukrainian military equipment remained at 25.
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2024-01-05 01:00:06
