Russia bombards the Ukrainian defense with infantry: hot spots on the front
The active front line in Russia's war with Ukraine is 850 kilometers. Its reduction by almost a third after the liberation of the right bank of the Dnieper in a matter of weeks is expected to lead to even more bloody fighting in the remaining directions. Where is the occupying army trying to advance and what is the possible development of the war?
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Bahmut. Where did the Russian military advance?
There is now an endless flow of military equipment near the city of Bakhmut. In the air, close to the ground, combat helicopters hover. The intensification of fighting here is a direct consequence of the retreat of the occupying forces from Kherson.
“After the Russians from the right bank went to the left bank, there were more corps there – 10-15 thousand people – they were immediately transferred to the area of the Donetsk front from Vugledar to Lysychansk, including Bakhmut, Avdiivka. We saw this increase in their work and number in the Pavlivka area near Vugledar. And increased fire damage by 2-3 times, which the Russians began to inflict in the area of Bakhmut and Avdiyivka. These are exactly the parts that came from the right bank to the left,” says military expert and reserve colonel Roman Svitan.
Fierce battles for Bakhmut have been going on since the summer. Over the last week, Russian troops managed to advance a little to the south of the city – to capture Andriivka, Ozaryanivka, Kurdyumivka and Zelenopilya. The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced that they had taken Spirne, but according to the Deep State project, the fighting there continues. ico-fullscreen ico–media-expand ico–rounded” /> Populations near Bakhmut captured by the Russian army in the last week
«Bakhmut itself itself – this is the key to liberation, from the point of view of the Russians, from the Ukrainian troops of the territory of the Donetsk region. Without taking Bakhmut, they will not be able to approach Kostyantynivka, Druzhkivka, Sloviansk, or Kramatorsk, and will not be able to move further towards Pokrovsk to the West. That is, such a key, a cornerstone that cannot be bypassed. It can only be taken. That is why the Russians are fighting for him. But this is only part of the question they are trying to solve. Behind Bakhmut passes the aqueduct, which at one time supplied water from Siverskyi Dinets. They need the aqueduct itself, since Donbas cannot live without water – of course, they will not spend the winter there,” continues Roman Svitan.
Fighters for whom the full-scale invasion began with the battles for Popasna in the Luhansk region, which lasted until May, they say: they are very familiar with the enemy's tactics near Bakhmut. But now the occupiers do not have such a significant advantage – particularly in artillery.