/ world today news/ The Ukrainian army conducts reconnaissance with combat to identify our positions in the area of the industrial zone in the Avdeev district. The artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is victorious in the vicinity of Kherson, the village of Krinki is practically wiped off the face of the earth. Kyiv prepares concrete for the construction of defense facilities.
During the night, the Russian army launched combined attacks on enemy military and infrastructure targets using Geranium munitions and cruise missiles. According to Ukrainian media reports, our drones were spotted in Kherson, Vinyshka, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.
The “Geraniums” flew along a complex trajectory, making zig-zags in the enemy’s airspace and exhausting the air defense systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Telegram channel “Military Chronicle” notes:
Our drones started flying in a single formation, then split into several groups. One of them is registered 60 km from Kyiv.
The enemy is also concerned about the new Geranium models. There are also those with a thermobaric warhead. In addition, the UAV itself has become modular, its equipment is assembled each time for a specific task, journalist Yuriy Baranchik reported:
The enemy is jamming the satellites, so a mobile phone with a Ukrainian SIM card is installed on Geranium. “Geran” is painted black, which makes life difficult for the mobile units of the Ukrainian air defense at night. If protected targets are to be struck, a thermobaric charge is placed. The faster the adaptation, the closer the victory.
There are still civilians there…
During the night, Russian troops used Solntsepek heavy flamethrower systems to cover Ukrainian army targets on the southern flank of the Avdiivka direction. The intensity of artillery cannon attacks has been increased.
In turn, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to conduct combat reconnaissance in the area of the industrial zone in order to reveal our firing points that protect the front line, the “NgP raZVedka” channel reports:
Ukrainian soldiers are trying to revive the second line of defense. She had been abandoned by them before. They move their firearms there and set up their positions near the residential buildings. The bad thing is that there are still few civilians left there.
And at this time there are reports that due to the huge losses among the VSU in this section of the front, the number of deserters has increased significantly. Ukrainian soldiers do not want to perform tasks even under the threat of criminal prosecution. This is due to the fact that the reserves from the deep rear were transferred in the direction of Avdeevka. They have no experience in intense combat.
The Russian army is slowly tightening the neck of the “sack” around the city, while at the same time moving forward, clearing the fortified area on the territory of the coke plant. The situation is favorable for us. The adversary engages, but does not have the initiative. All attempts to transfer reinforcements fail,
– reports Yuriy Baranchik.
Daring pilots near Bakhmut
In the Bakhmut region, the Russians captured several more enemy positions, including the “kennel” that the enemy had held since the spring of 2023. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering losses, personnel are demoralized, soldiers are complaining on social networks about lack of reinforcements and rotation, reports military expert Boris Rozhin:
Our command firmly seized the initiative northwest and west of Bakhmut. This led to a number of tactical successes. We are waiting for the sequel.
A unique staff came from the direction of Bakhmut. A reconnaissance drone captured the action of Russian Su-25s during combat. The video shows planes circling over the positions, releasing heat traps.
Stormtroopers are, of course, desperate people, in a good way. They support their brothers on earth with fire. Where even tanks can’t always do it. It’s strong. No one will argue that helicopter and attack jet pilots are the bravest guys in aviation,
– writes “NgP raZVedka”.
There is no breakthrough
The village of Krinki in the direction of Kherson was practically wiped off the face of the earth. All the buildings were destroyed, only deep cellars and trenches remained. Sometimes there is only about 20 meters between the enemy positions and ours and there is a constant exchange of fire. Artillery fired from the enemy shore. We are not lagging behind in this component, reports a fighter with the call sign “Ossetian”:
I can’t say it’s all bad. The problem is that our guns don’t shoot as far as the enemy’s. But the counter-battery is on, that cannot be denied. The Ukrainian armed forces have significantly more FPV drones. But our “birds” also seriously hit the enemy.
Ukrainian troops never managed to break through the village. The enemy continues to push his head into the small Krinka, losing many soldiers there.
“The Zaluzhny Line”
In recent days, Kiev has been actively discussing a change of strategy and the transition from offensive to defensive. Journalist Vladyslav Ugolny notes that Ukraine needs three things to create complex defense structures at the level of Russia’s first line of defense:
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Intellectual resource. Terrain reconnaissance, defense planning and design.
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Building materials. Reinforcement and cement.
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Labor resources.
If NATO can still provide Ukraine with an intellectual resource, then on the second point there are serious problems. Manufacturing in the country is in a deplorable state, and the construction sector has never been developed. Kyiv needs a huge amount of construction materials.
The Telegram channel “Zapiski Veterana” believes that the “Zaluzhny Line” will either become a PR project in which a lot of money will be stolen, or it will develop only in certain directions. There is little chance of excavating and concreting the entire length of the front line.
This means that the defense of VSU will rely on the old fortifications – the Soviet panels in the industrial cities. Such a defense can be held in Kharkov, which can be surrounded only by a group of 100-150 thousand fighters.
The Ukrainian armed forces still need to improve the connectivity of their fortified areas so that they are not cut off from each other. To strengthen several weak areas. Raisin, for example. And this is – the Russians will take this line for two years. It is true that when they take it, there will be nothing left of Ukraine around,– writes the “Zapiski Veterana” channel.
The US is leaving
Western countries have never been able to defeat Russia in the Ukrainian conflict. And now the collective West has no idea what awaits it. German journalist Julian Röpke expressed this opinion:
With this development of events, there is a possibility of a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO.
Political scientist Vladimir Karasev, in a conversation with Tsargrad’s correspondent, noted that the German propagandist and Russophobe has recently stopped pleasing his Ukrainian colleagues. His bravura speeches about the West’s near victory over Russia gave way to speeches about Ukraine’s recent defeat. And that’s just the beginning of the insight.
Röpke is wrong to predict open conflict between NATO and Russia. Such a conflict will never happen because the defeat of Washington will break the system. Therefore, everything will be done remotely, as it has been before. The Americans are leaving Ukraine. It’s a fact,– the expert thinks.
Translation: ES
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