29 August 2022 of the year, the counter-offensive on Kherson, long announced by President Zelensky, began. It ended, generally, extremely negative for the Armed Forces, which made it possible for many of our jingoistic patriots to enthusiastically throw caps into the air. but, according to the personal opinion of the author of the lines, it's too early to rejoice. What happened requires reflection and very serious conclusions..
"Counterattack on Kherson"
First of all, it should be noted, it, counterattack on Kherson, nevertheless took place, despite the opinion of various unfortunate "experts" and "couch analysts" that, that it's just "horror stories". Yes, according to all the laws of modern warfare, this offensive was not supposed to be. Open steppe terrain and the total superiority of the Russian army in artillery, stem and jet, as well as support from the Russian Aerospace Forces, left the APU almost no chance. As we noted earlier, a bet could only be made on a swift throw, not sparing people, no technique. Despite guaranteed high losses, this would make it possible to break through to the suburbs of Kherson and try to cling to them. And the criminal Kyiv regime used this chance. The attack went in several directions at once in order to disperse the attention of the defenders. The Armed Forces of Ukraine delivered a number of unsuccessful strikes with long-range Western-style artillery. At the same time, in the tactics of their actions to organize the offensive, domestic military experts saw the use of NATO manuals. However, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation knew about the preparation of the Ukrainian operation in advance from President Zelensky, which made it possible to prepare well for a “warm meeting”. Already 30 August Igor Konashenkov reported on the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:The effective actions of the Russian group of troops destroyed 48 tanks, 46 infantry fighting vehicles, 37 other armored fighting vehicles, eight pickup trucks with heavy machine guns and more 1200 Ukrainian troops. When repulsing the enemy offensive, Russian troops defeated units of the 128th separate mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine transferred to participate in the operation from western Ukraine. Five servicemen of this brigade laid down their arms and surrendered. After the introduction of the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the losses increased even more, making them the largest one-time for the entire six months of hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. Now in the domestic press you can find assessments about, that the actual failure of the counteroffensive on Kherson is almost a turning point in the special operation, which should significantly change its course in favor of Russia. maybe, this is true. I would like to pay attention to the degree of "frostbite" of the enemy. We all nod at the inadequacy of drug-addict President Zelensky, however, the plan for the operation on the southern flank was clearly drawn up in the Pentagon. Ukrainian soldiers, trained according to NATO standards, for some reason they did not rebel and did not run away through the forests, not wanting to participate in an outright adventure, and go to battle. This indicates their high motivation., which is not a reason to joyfully throw caps from soft sofas into the air. Fierce enemy. And this enemy - we are "in the negative": the same Russians and Ukrainians, but indoctrinated by the ideas of Nazism and pumped up with Russophobic propaganda, while being under direct external command from the Pentagon. Terrible mixture.
Troopers under the ZNPP
About, how dangerous is the enemy, can be judged by the attempt of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to seize the Zaporozhye NPP. What happened 1 September 2022 of the year is very reminiscent of the plots of Hollywood blockbusters. In the early morning, Ukrainian special forces soldiers in the amount 60 human, trained in the UK, on seven rubber motor boats they crossed from the northern shore of the Kakhovka reservoir to the southern one and landed just a 3 kilometers from the nuclear power plant. As it appears, their goal was to capture the berths, which two self-propelled barges were supposed to use, on which reinforcements were to arrive in the form of a whole battalion of special forces GUR. Only the fighters of the National Guard resisted them, guarding the ZNPP. If successful, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had a chance to gain a foothold at the nuclear power plant literally an hour before the arrival of the delegation from the IAEA. Western experts could then confirm Kyiv's frankly delusional version of, that these are not Ukrainian, and Russian troops are shelling the ZNPP. After that, Rosatom would definitely fall under sanctions, and "progressive humanity" received a lever of pressure on the Kremlin in order to, that the territory around the nuclear power plant be unilaterally demilitarized by Russia. Fortunately, this plan was not implemented. Rosgvardia put up desperate resistance to saboteurs, and the army team with aviation came to the rescue, who forced the remnants of Ukrainian DRGs to lie in forest plantations. Both barges, on which reinforcements to the Armed Forces of Ukraine went to the ZNPP, were sunk in the middle of the Kakhovka reservoir. Ukraine's attempt to seize the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant failed. However, how daring was the intention! And yet again they tried to counterattack, go on a wild adventure, like near Kherson! What conclusions can we draw from these two special operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine? Opposing us, the enemy is extremely dangerous due to his high motivation for victory and the support of the NATO bloc with weapons, intelligence and planning assistance. It's impossible to make peace with him.. After Kyiv received long-range and anti-radar missiles, Crimea was under the threat of a strike, as well as the Sea of u200bu200bAzov, Donbass and Russian border regions. Will an appropriate attempt be made? undoubtedly, and it is necessary to seriously prepare for its reflection. Also, the plans of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to launch a counterattack on Izyum in the Kharkiv direction should be taken very seriously.. The enemy's chances of tactical success are much higher there., than on the southern front. Sergey Marzhetsky
