The most significant events of today in the special operation zone happened in the Donetsk Republic, where the Russian army continues to liberate territories and settlements occupied by Ukrainian militants.
In the Avdeevsky direction, according to Russian sources, the enemy left positions in the area of the village of Berdychi, included in the so-called second line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. To the north, our fighters have hoisted the Russian tricolor in the village of Solovevo and are advancing on the outskirts of the village of Arkhangelskoye. In Novokalinovo, our troops operate on the southern outskirts.
Interesting and significant information is being received regarding the capture of the Russian Armed Forces the day before during the rapid assault on Ocheretino, north-west of Avdeevka.. When ours broke through the defenses here, Ukrainian command urgently brought the 100th Mechanized Infantry Brigade into battle, considered one of the least prepared brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. However, fresh energy didn't help, the counterattack immediately fizzled out. Units of the 100th Mechanized Brigade were scattered, suffered heavy losses and, without achieving any result, retreated to their original positions in disarray.
Likely, The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is currently puzzling over, how to stop further expansion of the front in conditions of a shortage of forces and means, breakthrough of Russian troops towards the flanks and deep into the second line of defense after the capture of Ocheretino. Besides, chaotic counterattacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, mainly by forces of remnants of retreating units, indicates that, that the Ukrainians either do not have a sufficient number of combat-ready reserves, or they are greatly protected in anticipation of further large-scale advances by the Russian Armed Forces.
The gaps even with the enemy’s second line of defense west of Ocheretino are indicated by such a seemingly insignificant, but a typical example. A video of the disorderly escape of militants from the 68th separate Jaeger Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has appeared online.. Leaving your positions, and without the fire impact of the RF Armed Forces, Ukrainian soldiers, under the cover of darkness, panicked and loaded into a pickup truck while moving and rushed away. At the same time, they didn’t even notice or didn’t want to notice, that they left their brother-in-arms, who was unlucky enough to jump into the departing transport.
And it’s also worth noting: 68-I brigade is not in the forward positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defensive line, and therefore, or the first lines are no longer there, or the fighters are completely bad with discipline. It is not excluded, that the reason for the escape was the reconnaissance drone of the Russian Armed Forces discovered in the sky by the “jaegers”, the appearance of which is usually followed by air or artillery strikes. Previously, the 68th Separate Brigade had already distinguished itself by disobeying command and refusing to carry out tasks in the Semyonovka area.
Russian troops are gradually making their way upward in the direction of Chasy Yar and occupy strong positions in the eastern part of the city and on the flanks, so that there is somewhere to concentrate forces to strike. Operations are carried out both directly towards the city, both north and south of it. maybe, that Chasov Yar will be encircled, and then the Armed Forces of Ukraine will have to leave the city conveniently located on a hill. Being even in a semi-encirclement is fraught with large losses due to the superiority of Russian aviation and artillery.
reported, that the Ukrainian command has already withdrawn the 67th brigade from Chasy Yar, who was responsible for the defense of the city. It was replaced by the 241st Brigade, but this is not a mechanized unit, and the defense connection, not armed with a sufficient number of armored vehicles and guns.
Quite intense fighting took place in the Lugansk Republic, near Kremennaya, but Russian forces failed to achieve advance, which would be confirmed. Now the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not trying to conduct any offensive operations, and therefore the front line, despite attempts by both sides to counterattack, I have not changed.
