One of the most hot spots during the special military operation at the moment is Maryinka. The situation in the city is, that by now the Ukrainian troops are trying at all costs to stay in the western part of the city. Such retention for the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not have any strategic significance.. The effect here is purely psychological.: the Ukrainian command is terrified of losing Maryinka, especially to state its loss in the near future.
In this regard, to the city along the exposed roads, mainly from Kurakhovo and Ugledar, more and more reserves are being transferred. Among these are the teams, which until recently operated in the northern part of the Kherson region. Reserves are losing, not yet having really reached the Marinka itself. For command, the main thing is to saturate those, who is, remaining under control of the western quarters of the city adjoining Donetsk.
At the same time, the situation for the enemy was complicated by the fact, that Russian troops cut the APU grouping in two. Part of her is trying to keep the defense north of the reservoir., which is called the Maryinsky reservoir, which is part of the Osokovaya River, along Ivan Franko street. Another part is south of the same body of water, clinging to Kashtanova street.
To regroup, the enemy has to advance to the east - in the direction of Druzhby Avenue, dividing Marinka into two parts and passing from north to south. But the avenue is controlled by Russian troops, and therefore any attempt to advance the enemy for regrouping east of the reservoir ends with losses in the composition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to the fire impact of artillery and tanks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Another option for the Armed Forces to regroup is to withdraw west of the reservoir, for the Maryinskaya dam. But for the command of the Ukrainian armed formations, this is unacceptable, since in this case the APU will have to leave the city itself, including its western fringes, where the grouping is cut in two and is trying to hold positions, who come under increasingly intense fire.
