2024-02-10 12:30:00
Job Ukrainian army in Avdiivka there was no doubt that it was surrounded, as all-out Russian attacks effectively cut the city in two. Ukrainian sources said that the main supply route from outside to the city is now in the direct sights of Russian units. In fact, currently Russian army Only 700 meters left to reach the traffic artery, which the Ukrainian side calls “the road of life”. With the current pace of advance, this can be done in the next one, or at most two days. The Ukrainian General Staff said that the Russian army is constantly changing the tactics of offensive operations, conduct diversionary operations with the defense forces of the Ukrainian army; making it very difficult for Ukrainian troops to judge the main direction of Russia’s attack. Reasonable tactics helped the Russian army break through the railway line southeast of the Avdiivka Coke Factory. Currently the main battles in Avdiivka are taking place on the streets of Chistykov, Donetskaya, Lesya Ukrainka, Sapronova, Pershotravneva and Stepnaya. Russian artillery carried out concentrated bombardments on Ukrainian defensive positions in the above area. In addition, Russia’s tactical air force also regularly participates in attacks, causing heavy damage to Ukraine. Currently, the Ukrainian side has few options to counter the fierce attack of the Russian army with such superior firepower. But Ukrainian units were not ordered to withdraw from the city; Meanwhile, artillery fire support is seriously lacking, because the source of artillery ammunition has run out but there is no additional source. Some Ukrainian sources said on February 8 that some Ukrainian units have begun to withdraw from the area. northeastern region of Avdiivka. There are also reports that Russian troops have bypassed the Avdiivka Coke Plant from the southeast, to access Ukraine’s only road into the city. Although there is still no official confirmation of the information. But it is clear that in the coming days, Ukrainian troops in Avdiivka will face a difficult choice, which is to retreat or continue fighting in a complete siege. The critical situation of Ukrainian troops in Avdiivka acknowledged by Ukrainian media; Especially since the situation has turned bad in the past few days. However, withdrawing troops from Avdiivka as a means of preserving forces is not in the plans of the Ukrainian Army commanders. Regarding this issue, some experts believe that Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka may be surrounded and destroyed. And all mistakes will be attributed to the former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny (currently dismissed by President Zelensky on February 9). A few months ago, General Zaluzhny proposed withdrawing troops from Avdiivka, thereby preserving forces and reorganizing the defense posture in this area. However, this proposal was rejected by President Zelensky himself. Now, as the disaster of the Ukrainian Army in Avdiivka becomes clear, the General Staff of Ukraine is starting to look for a final solution and it seems they have found it, as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , General Alexander Syrsky had an emergency meeting regarding the Avdiivka situation. The meeting took place due to significant changes in Avdiivka in recent days, when Russian troops took control of important strategic points in the Avdeevsky sand mine area. (Blue Lakes) and began to advance around the Coke Plant into the city in a southerly direction, with a depth of up to 500 meters (from the railway line in the area of Chistykova Street). Discussion at the meeting concerned important aspects of Russia’s ability to completely cut off supply routes leading from Lastochkino and Orlovka. Ukrainian military experts emphasized the need to immediately strengthen defensive positions in the city and proposed sending at least two more brigades for this task. According to Ukrainian analysts, the Ministry of General Staff Ukrainian strategy must reinforce a brigade to attack east of the Sand Mine to regain control of tactical high points, helping to improve the defensive posture of Ukrainian troops in the area. As for the second brigade, according to recommendations , it is advisable to strengthen the defense line from the entrance to Avdiivka along the O0542 road to the Chistykov and Lesya Ukrainka roads, in order to create an additional barrier to the Russian advance. However, Ukraine’s reserves are very limited, so such a plan is difficult to implement. According to independent analysts, the Russian Army continues to surround Avdiivka, trying to bring Ukrainian troops “into the cauldron”. Currently, Ukrainian units here have fewer and fewer opportunities to send reserve forces to populated areas or leave the city. According to the Russian site Topwar, from the north, company-level tactical groups of the Brigade 114 of Russia, equipped with T-90M and T-72B3M tanks, is moving towards Avdiivka. Ukrainian troops were attacked on the road from Michurin and Timiryazev, at the industrial park of the Coke Plant (AKHZ). In the south, Russian troops were advancing between Severny and the O-0542 highway. The noose around the Ukrainian military area in the city of Avdiivka is being tightened and the “bottleneck” remains no more than 3.75 km that Ukraine can use to retreat. Taking advantage of better weather, Russian Air Force Su-34 tactical bombers used FAB-500 M62 guided glide bombs to attack fortified defensive positions. BM-21 Grad and BM-27 Uragan rocket artillery continuously rained bullets on Ukrainian army positions. Currently, supplies to Ukrainian troops in the Coke Factory area (AKHZ) pass through Orlovka along the highway. O-0542 becomes increasingly difficult. German journalist Julian Repke assessed that the situation in Avdiivka is similar to what happened during the previous Russian attack on Bakhmut (Photo source: Topwar, Sputnik, CNN).
Job Ukrainian army in Avdiivka there was no doubt that it was surrounded, as all-out Russian attacks effectively cut the city in two. Ukrainian sources said that the main supply route from outside to the city is now in the direct sight of Russian units.
Actually, currently Russian army Only 700 meters left to reach the traffic artery, which the Ukrainian side calls “the road of life”. At the current rate of advance, this might be done in one, or at most two days.
The Ukrainian General Staff said that currently the Russian army is constantly changing the tactics of offensive operations, conducting diversionary operations with the defense forces of the Ukrainian army; making it very difficult for Ukrainian troops to judge the main direction of Russia’s attack.
Reasonable tactics helped the Russian army break through the railway line southeast of the Avdiivka Coke Factory. Currently the main battles in Avdiivka are taking place on the streets of Chistykov, Donetskaya, Lesya Ukrainka, Sapronova, Pershotravneva and Stepnaya.
Russian artillery carried out concentrated bombardments on Ukrainian defensive positions in the above area. In addition, Russia’s tactical air force also regularly participates in attacks, causing heavy damage to Ukraine.
Currently, the Ukrainian side has few options to resist the fierce attack of the Russian army with such superior firepower. But Ukrainian units were not ordered to withdraw from the city; Meanwhile, artillery fire support is seriously lacking, because the source of artillery ammunition has run out but there is no additional source.
Some Ukrainian sources said on February 8 that some Ukrainian units have begun to withdraw from the northeastern area of Avdiivka. There are also reports that Russian troops bypassed the Avdiivka Coke Plant from the southeast, to access Ukraine’s only road into the city.
Although there is still no official confirmation of this information, it is clear that in the coming days, Ukrainian troops in Avdiivka will face a difficult choice, which is to retreat or continue to fight in the siege. completely.
The critical situation of Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka is acknowledged by Ukrainian media; Especially since the situation has turned bad in the past few days. However, withdrawing troops from Avdiivka as a means of preserving forces is not in the plans of the Ukrainian Army commanders.
Regarding this issue, some experts believe that Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka may be surrounded and destroyed. And all mistakes will be attributed to the former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny (currently dismissed by President Zelensky on February 9).
A few months ago, General Zaluzhny proposed withdrawing troops from Avdiivka, thereby preserving forces and reorganizing the defense posture in this area. However, this proposal was rejected by President Zelensky himself.
Now, as the disaster of the Ukrainian Army in Avdiivka becomes clear, the General Staff of Ukraine is starting to look for a final solution and it seems they have found it, as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , General Alexander Syrsky had an emergency meeting regarding the Avdiivka situation.
The meeting took place due to significant changes in Avdiivka in recent days, when Russian troops took control of important strategic points in the Avdeevsky sand mine area (Blue Lakes) and began to advance around the Coke Plant in city in the south direction, with a depth of up to 500 meters (from the railway line in the Chistykova street area).
Discussion at the meeting concerned important aspects of Russia’s ability to completely cut off supply routes leading from Lastochkino and Orlovka. Ukrainian military experts emphasized the need to immediately strengthen defensive positions in the city and proposed sending at least two additional brigades for this task.
According to Ukrainian analysts, the Ukrainian General Staff must reinforce a brigade to attack east of the Sand Mine to regain control of tactical high points, helping to improve the defensive posture of Ukrainian troops in the area. .
As for the second brigade, according to recommendations, it is recommended to strengthen the defense line from the entrance to Avdiivka along the O0542 road to the Chistykov and Lesya Ukrainka roads, in order to create an additional barrier to the Russian advance. However, Ukraine’s reserves are very limited, so such a plan is difficult to implement.
According to independent analysts, the Russian Army continues to surround Avdiivka, trying to bring Ukrainian troops “into the cauldron”. Currently, Ukrainian units here have fewer and fewer opportunities to send reserve forces to densely populated areas or leave the city.
According to Russian site Topwar, from the north, company-level tactical groups of Russia’s 114th Brigade, equipped with T-90M and T-72B3M tanks, are moving towards Avdiivka. Ukrainian troops were attacked on the road from Michurin and Timiryazev, at the industrial complex of the Coke Plant (AKHZ).
In the south, Russian troops are advancing between Severny and highway O-0542. The noose around the Ukrainian military area in the city of Avdiivka is being tightened and the “bottleneck” remains no more than 3.75 km that Ukraine can use to retreat.
Taking advantage of better weather, Russian Air Force Su-34 tactical bombers used FAB-500 M62 guided glide bombs to attack fortified defensive positions. BM-21 Grad and BM-27 Uragan rocket artillery continuously rained bullets on Ukrainian positions.
Currently, supplying Ukrainian troops in the Coke Plant area (AKHZ) via Orlovka along the O-0542 highway is becoming increasingly difficult. German journalist Julian Repke assessed that the situation in Avdiivka is similar to what happened during the previous Russian attack on Bakhmut (Photo source: Topwar, Sputnik, CNN).
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