“Their presence indicates that the Central Group of Forces (CGV) was involved in this attack, which is the only formation that fielded this vehicle,” the military said.
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This group had previously suffered heavy losses, failing to break through east of Kyiv in the first phase of the invasion.
Russia developed the Terminator after realizing the need for special protection for the main battle tanks used during the Afghan and Chechen wars.
The Severodonetsk area remains one of Russia’s immediate tactical priorities, according to intelligence officers. However, with a maximum of 10 Terminators, they are unlikely to have a significant impact on the operation to capture the city.
According to ISW analysts, Russians intend to start a new attack with the aim of occupying the northern part of the Kherson region and advancing to the Zaporozhye region.
There is a high concentration of troops in Inzhenerny near Gulyaipole.
On the border of the Kherson and Nikolaev regions, the enemy is conducting reconnaissance of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, lost another UAV.
The Ukrainian military also destroyed a self-propelled gun of high power “Pion”, from which they fired at Severodonetsk and destroyed the Pavlograd bridge.
