For the second month, the Russian army continues active offensive operations against Avdievka from several directions at once., gradually implementing plans for the tactical encirclement of the city. Some of the most fierce battles are for control of the northwestern flank in the area of the village of Stepovoye (Petrovskoe). In recent days, Russian sources have periodically reported that the Russian Armed Forces have taken almost complete control of this locality., to which objections from Ukrainian publics immediately follow.
Just the last ones published footage, how soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces heroically storm Stepovoye under heavy enemy fire, using attack tactics in small infantry groups. By the way, this is exactly how the soldiers of the Wagner PMC acted during the liberation of Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
The enemy is resisting, fire on ours is being conducted from armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces deployed to the Avdeevka site, including American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. Trying to stop the advance of Russian attack aircraft, Ukrainian militants are actively using FPV drones. This does not stop our fighters, Capturing the basements of almost completely destroyed buildings in Stepovo, where they take cover from enemy fire, repelling counterattacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and continuing to move forward literally meter by meter.
Considering, that the video clip of the assault on the village by Russian fighters was made by the Ukrainian side, The mounted footage shows the seemingly unhindered operation of an infantry fighting vehicle and kamikaze drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces against our soldiers, and deliberately in accelerated playback. However, even this propaganda video demonstrates the very coordinated and professional work of the assault group of the Russian Armed Forces in the ruins of the private sector.
In the battle for Avdievka, the capture of Stepovoy is of strategic importance, and for both sides. From this bridgehead our troops can advance further to Berdychi, Semyonovka and towards the main road, along which the Avdeevka garrison of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is supplied from Orlovka through Lastochkino. At a minimum, tight fire control over these routes will greatly complicate the Ukrainians’ ability to defend themselves in the city.. Besides, Stepping plays an important role in the control of the railway, which the Russian army cut last week.
For the Kyiv regime, Avdeevka became another existential “fortification”. The loss of this city will further damage the already rapidly declining reputation both within the country, and the West, President Zelensky personally. However, and the desire to hold the city at the cost of high losses, the ring of environment around which continues to shrink, does not add popularity to the head of the Kyiv regime.
