Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

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Are the Russian forces poised for a breakthrough in the Donetsk area? At least Russian sources are abuzz with projections/ hints about the same.

I’m quoting a Russian source (believed to be Wagner PMC) but one which has not hesitated to criticise Russian tactics and equipment. Hence I tend to give greater weightage to what they say.

https://t.me/grey_zone/14125

Translation:
War in Ukraine (05/20/22 at 9:00): psychological breakdown of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - Kharkiv, Severodonetsk, Mariupol

Yesterday, events took place in the Popasna area, which will very soon close the shameful Azovstal "case" for Kyiv and open a new one, "Severodonetsk-Lysichansk", no less problematic and shameful.

But the most important thing is that together these events can break the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which for official Kyiv will be worse than any losses at the front and the surrender of the cities themselves ...
There are reports of 5,000- 10,000 Ukranian troops defending in Severodonetsk and Lysichansk. I think he is referring to these.
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Baikul wrote:Are the Russian forces poised for a breakthrough in the Donetsk area? At least Russian sources are abuzz with projections/ hints about the same.

I’m quoting a Russian source (believed to be Wagner PMC) but one which has not hesitated to criticise Russian tactics and equipment. Hence I tend to give greater weightage to what they say.

https://t.me/grey_zone/14125

Translation:

There are reports of 5,000- 10,000 Ukranian troops defending in Severodonetsk and Lysichansk. I think he is referring to these.
I don’t know they been calling for breakthru for a while. Also he still mentions Kharkiv when Russians have all but pulled out?
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Unconfirmed report :
A Azov Commander Denis Prokopenko, as well as his deputy Svyatoslav Palamar, aka Kalina, left Azovstal and surrendered to the Russian army.
# Mariupol # FrontUkraine #UkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine

Total surrendered combattants nearly 2300 now, some more are expected.
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Baikul wrote:Are the Russian forces poised for a breakthrough in the Donetsk area? At least Russian sources are abuzz with projections/ hints about the same.

I’m quoting a Russian source (believed to be Wagner PMC) but one which has not hesitated to criticise Russian tactics and equipment. Hence I tend to give greater weightage to what they say.

https://t.me/grey_zone/14125

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Cyrano wrote:Unconfirmed report :
A Azov Commander Denis Prokopenko, as well as his deputy Svyatoslav Palamar, aka Kalina, left Azovstal and surrendered to the Russian army.
# Mariupol # FrontUkraine #UkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine

Total surrendered combattants nearly 2300 now, some more are expected.
Here is NBC: Russia advances in eastern Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Donbas turning into 'hell' for some news from the West.

Russian reports claim the Luhansk province has pretty much fallen. That is a generic way of saying both Severodonetsk and Lysychans'k have or about to fall !!

However, what is critical are two things: the UKR forces being encircled are arguable the best that UKR had - trained for 8 years by NATO, some claim to "NATO standards" (no idea how that is possible without NATO level equipment). Secondly, NATO has had 8 years to build defenses in the Donbas, specifically, and that, for sure, is very, very formidable, no two ways about that.
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Russia will just keep pounding those defences with artillery or worse case, starve the defendants, isnt it feasible?
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Eventually Russia would lose this war because unlike Crimea, the other territories have a large section of population that hate Russia. the longer this continues, it turns into a full blown insurgency which will bleed Russia and its scarce resources. No super power have survived an insurgency where the population wants you out, and Russia is only half an super power.

Russia lost momentum and has dragged this on for ever, got badly bogged down and has managed to turn more countries towards NATO. Putin is a smart guy and he knows this, he wanted to get to the negotiating table from a position of strength but right now he achieved only a fraction of what he could have achieved. Hence, he is in a catch 22 situation - he needs to save face in front of his people so he can't afford to seen as the losing side but the longer he continues the more scarce resources he bleeds, and body bags multiply.
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NRao ji,
All NATO training evaporates when you realise the privileges you've been given until now are just to thrust you into jaws of death for a dubious American policy. Many in officer level are deserting hoping to escape to the west, rejoin their families, get that coveted passport or atleast become a mercenary instead of dying under Russian shelling.

And wrong assessment sohamn. Dragged on/bogged down - based on what? He is grinding years of NATO investments to dust, with less forces than the adversary. If you keep the demonised image of Putin aside, no other military conflict since WW2 comes close, except India in 71. Russia is crushing NATO!

Putin will have lot of options what to do next, and those who study Chechnya will not try insurgency against him.
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this electoral map , although from 2010, tells a story if we presume pro-yanukovych vote is pro-russian. 2022 war might have altered russian support in east & south-east. Diluted or enhanced? remains to be seen

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Information on Ukranian Stugna missile which has been in more kill vids than all other Anti tank missiles put together (there is reason for that).

https://twitter.com/chuckpfarrer/status ... 4EnTJcUShg

Kh-22 from Tu-22m was used to strike a building in Kharkiv

https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/1527 ... 4EnTJcUShg
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Baikul wrote:
There are reports of 5,000- 10,000 Ukranian troops defending in Severodonetsk and Lysichansk. I think he is referring to these.
The main supply route to the Ukr troops holed up in Severodonetsk and Lysichansk is almost choked with the Russian advance towards Soledar.
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For the record:

https://twitter.com/AngieSkys/status/15 ... 0714480641
Details. The last group of 531 militants surrendered today according to Russian Major General Konasheekov. A total of 2,439 Azov units and Ukraine servicemen have laid down their arms since May 16. Putin had ordered the military not the storm the complex but to block it.

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John wrote:Also he still mentions Kharkiv when Russians have all but pulled out?
Is it possible that there are no UkrA left there in Kharkiv and Russians can take it whenever they want?
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Vayutuvan wrote:
John wrote:Also he still mentions Kharkiv when Russians have all but pulled out?
Is it possible that there are no UkrA left there in Kharkiv and Russians can take it whenever they want?
UkrA is active there and currently fighting a Russian counter attack near Russian border which I suspect is to prevent Ukrainians from crossing over and attacking Russian artillery positions Russia .
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John wrote:
Baikul wrote:Are the Russian forces poised for a breakthrough in the Donetsk area? At least Russian sources are abuzz with projections/ hints about the same.
…,.
I don’t know they been calling for breakthru for a while. Also he still mentions Kharkiv when Russians have all but pulled out?
Kharkiv is IMO a way of contextualising the overall area and situation. If you see his analysis, it focuses completely on Severodonetsk and Lysichansk.

Meanwhile a glimpse of life and sudden death for Ukranian pilots who were flying missions over besieged Mariupol. Insane odds.

http://www.wral.com/live-updates-12-kil ... /20291215/

Quoting Zelensky:
He said the airlift couldn’t be reported earlier because no safe air corridor to the plant had been established, and that powerful anti-aircraft weapons were in place.

“A great many weeks, pilots flew helicopters, knowing that there was a 90 percent chance they wouldn’t return.”
John wrote:Information on Ukranian Stugna missile which has been in more kill vids than all other Anti tank missiles put together (there is reason for that).
What is it? I’m guessing remotely operable by troops under cover enabling better operator safety, longer range, training/ familiarity with equipment in that order?
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https://www.newsweek.com/russians-repor ... es-1707812
Russians Reportedly Wipe Out Howitzers Sent From U.S. to Ukraine in Latest Strikes
Zenger News obtained the footage from the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the Russian Federation on Wednesday.

The Russian MoD, in its latest briefing, said (in English): "In Mariupol, militants of Azov nationalist unit and Ukrainian servicemen blocked at the Azovstal plant continue to surrender.

"Over the past 24 hours, 694 militants have laid down arms and surrendered, including 29 wounded.

"A total of 959 militants have surrendered since 16 May, including 80 wounded, of whom 51 need hospital treatment have been admitted to Novoazovsk hospital in the Donetsk People's Republic.


"The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine."
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Russians are being very smart. They allow new bling weaponry to reach the front positions that matter most to Ukr with best trained troops for using them and _then_ take them both out using drones or WLRs and counter battery fire.

That would be very demoralising than just destroying them upon arrival into western Ukraine. And they can do it far cheaper this way with arty than expensive missiles!

Russia has got phenomenal elint or humint or both. Does it also indicate popular support for Russia? I'm not sure that's the case given so much brainwashing that's happened for years.
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Cyrano wrote:
Russia has got phenomenal elint or humint or both…..
I’ve been thinking about this from the first days of the war. Given their mutual history, it’s probably more humint. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Russians don’t have assets at every level in Ukrainian society, even now.
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NRao wrote:For the record:
Details. The last group of 531 militants surrendered today according to Russian Major General Konasheekov. A total of 2,439 Azov units and Ukraine servicemen have laid down their arms since May 16.
2439 were inside Azov steel, but almost another 2000 surrendered earlier in the battle for Mariupol. Russia has provided names to the ICRC.
Given that there were over 4000 POW, it strengthens the Russian claim that there were around 10,000 defenders (36th Marine + AZOV brigade + Paramilitary/ armed police) and not 3500 as Zelensky claimed.

The Russian attacking force was 14,000, (both sides confirm) but less than 10,000 were infantry, or frontline combat troops. So Russia attacked a highly fortified urban area without numerical superiority. In similar battles in Fallujah, Mosul and Raqqa, the attackers had a 4:1 superiority and unlimited use of air power. The much maligned Russian conscripts (less than 2000 were Chechen troops) did better in house to house, hand to hand combat, than elite Ukrainian formations. At the least, the battle for Mariupol should make critics review their assumptions about the Russian army.

Russian TV showed Ukrainian (POW) sapper units clearing mines inside the Azov complex, while retaining their personal weapons. It looked like they were freely cooperating with the Russians.
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vijayk wrote:https://www.newsweek.com/russians-repor ... es-1707812
Russians Reportedly Wipe Out Howitzers Sent From U.S. to Ukraine in Latest

"The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine."
That’s this vid 3 M777 were targeted but didn’t seem to be destroyed, 1 may have been damaged.

https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/1526 ... zNkGe-lBcg
Baikul wrote: What is it? I’m guessing remotely operable by troops under cover enabling better operator safety, longer range, training/ familiarity with equipment in that order?
Have a tv terminal with optical zoom allows for operators to record the hits easier and safely, where as with fire and forget NLAW or Javelin you can’t really records the hits that well.
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Since then the Russians have presumably done nothing knowing those 777s are sitting there and need to be towed ? May be they directed some battery fire there, may be they didn't. Whats not filmed and put on SM doesn't happen, doesn't exist ! :))
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sohamn wrote:Eventually Russia would lose this war because unlike Crimea, the other territories have a large section of population that hate Russia. the longer this continues, it turns into a full blown insurgency which will bleed Russia and its scarce resources. No super power have survived an insurgency where the population wants you out, and Russia is only half an super power.

Russia lost momentum and has dragged this on for ever, got badly bogged down and has managed to turn more countries towards NATO. Putin is a smart guy and he knows this, he wanted to get to the negotiating table from a position of strength but right now he achieved only a fraction of what he could have achieved. Hence, he is in a catch 22 situation - he needs to save face in front of his people so he can't afford to seen as the losing side but the longer he continues the more scarce resources he bleeds, and body bags multiply.
22% of them ethnic Russians. You bare watching too much CNN,BBC. Get informed.
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John wrote: Have a tv terminal with optical zoom allows for operators to record the hits easier and safely, where as with fire and forget NLAW or Javelin you can’t really records the hits that well.
Then I misunderstood your prior question. I thought you were asking why they were more effective in destroying enemy equipment than other ATGMS. Whereas the issue you were discussing was was why there are more recordings of Stugna kills. Yes of course it’s because they have a convenient camera!
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Deans wrote:
NRao wrote:For the record:
2439 were inside Azov steel, but almost another 2000 surrendered earlier in the battle for Mariupol. Russia has provided names to the ICRC.
Given that there were over 4000 POW, it strengthens the Russian claim that there were around 10,000 defenders (36th Marine + AZOV brigade + Paramilitary/ armed police) and not

Russian TV showed Ukrainian (POW) sapper units clearing mines inside the Azov complex, while retaining their personal weapons. It looked like they were freely cooperating with the Russians.
Interesting observation. In general, faced with a enemy that’s been fixed or given an achievable objective with high quality troops doing the fighting, the Russians have been good. The battle for Kiev airport was an incredible feat of arms.

Issues have been around equipment, tactics used by the Ukrainian forces and the quality of some troops. Increasingly the bear is adapting and it’s general approach is one that’s more suited to traditional Russian strengths.

This could go on for a long time, but momentum seems to be shifting.
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^ I have not seen any major changes in Russian tactics or signs of adaption. There is still lack of close air support, lack of infantry to protect advancing armor, still traveling down the main roads in single piles and lack of proper organization & coordination needed to pull off complex maunvers or ops (see river crossing).

Where they have changed is that instead of having offensive operation spread out over all Ukraine it is now focused on around Severodonetsk area. So they can throw more #s inspite of that short coming.
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John wrote:^ I have not seen any major changes in Russian tactics or signs of adaption. There is still lack of close air support, lack of infantry to protect advancing armor, still traveling down the main roads in single piles and lack of proper organization & coordination needed to pull off complex maunvers or ops (see river crossing).
I think the following are indications that Russia is doing better than critics expected.

The estimates of Russian casualties (manpower and material) by both the Ukraine Gen staff and 3rd parties like Oryx, show that 50% of all casualties were in the first 10 days. So in the next 70 days casualties equaled the first 10 (or were 7 times lower). e.g. 320 tanks vs. 693, 10,000 dead vs 20,000 now. While these figures have their own biases, what is relevant is that casualty figures have come down, though fighting has intensified. There has been no call up of conscripts/ declaration of war etc. that many expected.

There do not seem to be large number of soldiers defecting, or refusing orders, despite the strain of weeks of constant combat and increasing pressure to take objectives. Also Russia is still firing PGMs and cruise /long range missiles though Western estimates were that they would run out in March.

In the battle for the Donbass there is slow but steady progress by Russia, though numercial superiority is only marginal.
None of the Ukrainian counterattacks seems to have significantly affected Russian operations.
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Deans, I haven’t seen Russia use much Kalibr recently they seem to be tapping into AshM inventory? I think I posted above about the use of Kh-22. If they do that that will extend their inventory for a bit but at the cost of lower accuracy (AshM vs land attack cruise missiles) and cost (AshM like Kh-22 and Oniks are far more expensive).

Added: Ironically Russia MOD just released a video of Gorshkov class launching Kalibr to hit railway station there are few claims the particular video is from a training exercise. Waiting on confirmation.
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Deans wrote: Russian TV showed Ukrainian (POW) sapper units clearing mines inside the Azov complex, while retaining their personal weapons. It looked like they were freely cooperating with the Russians.
Any links to this? Btw rt.com is blocked in my country so twitter or something else is preferable.
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ShivS wrote:
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This could go on for a long time, but momentum seems to be shifting.
Shifting at which level?

We tend to look at very granular levels. Which is really not the place to look at how any conflict is unfolding.

Look at it at the very highest levels. I think the momentum quantifiably shifted the day SecDef called for a ceasefire. And, I think it had to be shifting a week or so prior to that.

In addition the latest news on Germany considering rationing energy, 3 EU leaders wanting talks, pretty much all EU energy companies signing on to paying in Rubles, etc, are very telling tales of a "shift". None of these would even be thought of if the UKR were "winning".

A quick word on the granular events: of the many Russian crossing of rivers the only one that is talked about incessantly is where they got their butts handed to them. And, the day Servodonetsk and Lysychans'k are taken that one embarrassing incidence will be buried.
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JTull wrote:
Deans wrote: Russian TV showed Ukrainian (POW) sapper units clearing mines inside the Azov complex, while retaining their personal weapons. It looked like they were freely cooperating with the Russians.
Any links to this? Btw rt.com is blocked in my country so twitter or something else is preferable.
More of joint operation looks like Ukranian soldiers traveled over there to help with evacuations, there is lot more to evacuations than what both sides are reporting.


Ignore the spin that these are captured soldiers they are not from Mariupol and notice they are fully armed.

https://twitter.com/veravanhorne/status ... wIVFqYxUyw
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elensky is claiming the following: Prior to the war, the number of serving, active-duty military personnel was officially capped at 250,000 servicemen. 120,000 had combat experience. Even if we would have added 100,000 soldiers – we wouldn’t be able to stop Russia,” elensky insisted. "Currently a total of 700,000 are fighting and defending our territory", elensky said.

Border guards reported that Russian were firing from Grad multiple rocket launchers at Sumy Oblast. Russians fired more artillery shells at the Sumy region, the Chernihiv region and Bilopilska amalgamated territorial community (hromada). Mykolaiv Oblast is being shelled by Smerch multiple launch rocket system. The Russians continue to destroy Mykolaiv, its infrastructure and production capacities. Over 100 houses damaged by Russian air strike near Zhytomyr.
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JTull wrote:
Deans wrote: Russian TV showed Ukrainian (POW) sapper units clearing mines inside the Azov complex, while retaining their personal weapons. It looked like they were freely cooperating with the Russians.
Any links to this? Btw rt.com is blocked in my country so twitter or something else is preferable.
Russian TV channels (in Russian, which I have a working knowledge of). No link as its a lot of live reporting. Sites are www.1tv.ru
www.ntv.ru On Youtube type военный осведомитель for some good combat footage, from the Russian perspective.
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John wrote:Deans, I haven’t seen Russia use much Kalibr recently they seem to be tapping into AshM inventory? I think I posted above about the use of Kh-22. If they do that that will extend their inventory for a bit but at the cost of lower accuracy (AshM vs land attack cruise missiles) and cost (AshM like Kh-22 and Oniks are far more expensive).

Added: Ironically Russia MOD just released a video of Gorshkov class launching Kalibr to hit railway station there are few claims the particular video is from a training exercise. Waiting on confirmation.
I wonder why they are using Kalibr's for a relatively low value target like a railway yard. They have a reasonable amount of air superiority. A railway target is unlikely to have SAM protection. I should think an air strike could do the job just as well.
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Thanks John, Deans
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Apparently large Western arms shipment was hit.
Air superiority needs a lot of assets to guarantee.
No point in sending aircraft over enemy controlled
ground near Nato border.
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JTull wrote:Apparently large Western arms shipment was hit.
Air superiority needs a lot of assets to guarantee.
No point in sending aircraft over enemy controlled
ground near Nato border.
They hit the rail station but no evidence there was any rail activity or equipment located there at the time.
Deans wrote:
John wrote:Deans, I haven’t seen Russia use much Kalibr recently they seem to be tapping into AshM inventory? I think I posted above about the use of Kh-22. If they do that that will extend their inventory for a bit but at the cost of lower accuracy (AshM vs land attack cruise missiles) and cost (AshM like Kh-22 and Oniks are far more expensive).

Added: Ironically Russia MOD just released a video of Gorshkov class launching Kalibr to hit railway station there are few claims the particular video is from a training exercise. Waiting on confirmation.
I wonder why they are using Kalibr's for a relatively low value target like a railway yard. They have a reasonable amount of air superiority. A railway target is unlikely to have SAM protection. I should think an air strike could do the job just as well.
It seems like there is lack of PGM and sending in a low flying Su-34 with dumb bombs is a bit risky. Probably a good case study for IAF and why we need to build our arsenal of cheap guided munitions and make sure our fleet has adequate amount of pods.

I remember posting earlier on perils of posting troops movement and equipment in social media. Ukranians found that out when someone posted Grads located under a underground garage in first weeks of the war and Russia took it out with isklander.

Here we have the opposite Russian reporter boasting about a rare 2s4 240 mm Self propelled mortar launcher (only 10 operational but many hundreds in reserves) . This was used in Mariupol and was moved to the east. Looks like they didn’t even move it after the report and Ukranian drone finished it off thanks to geo location.

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NRao wrote:
ShivS wrote:
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This could go on for a long time, but momentum seems to be shifting.
Shifting at which level?

We tend to look at very granular levels. .
Away from the Ukrainian forces. They are now being pressed on the field and economically too.
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UKR is becoming a testing complex:

US to give Ukraine Patriot missile systems – The Washington Post
The United States will transfer Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine. They will be part of a new $40 billion aid package recently approved by the Senate.
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NRao wrote:UKR is becoming a testing complex:

US to give Ukraine Patriot missile systems – The Washington Post
The United States will transfer Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine. They will be part of a new $40 billion aid package recently approved by the Senate.
WPost article states advanced weapons such as Patriot but doesn’t say anything about US giving it not sure how the author jumped to that conclusion.
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Another advance by Russian forces:

https://twitter.com/AggregateOsint/stat ... 9525431297
#Donetsk Axis - #Russian forces have captured the town of Novoselivka, Donetsk Oblast. The capture of this town will allow #Russian forces to assault the town of Niu-York immediately to the N. Multiple pro-Russian accounts have reported #RUAF in Niu-York but that is inaccurate.

Unfortunately for #Ukraine, Niu-York is positioned in a valley over 100m/300ft lower than the surrounding area. This will make the #UAF defense of the city very challenging. #Russian forces will have many advantages like better observation, cover and spotting for artillery.

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Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

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#Severodonestk - #Russian forces have destroyed the critical Pavlograd Bridge/Павлоградський Міст leading from the city to Lysychans'k/Лисичанськ. This was the main supply line from Severodonetsk across the Donets river and it’s loss could make resupply of the city impossible.

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