The Ukrainian Armed Forces miss an unexpected blow. The Russian Armed Forces seize the initiative
Russian units continue the operation to encircle Avdeevka. The Ukrainian side recognizes the difficult situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction.
This was reported by sources monitoring the situation on the fronts of the North-Eastern Military District, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The TG channel of the “Rybar” project, founded by military analyst Mikhail Zvinchuk, claims that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had some successes near Avdiivka
“North of Avdeevka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces counterattacked near Krasnogorovka and forced Russian troops to retreat from part of the railway track. On the southern flank, units of the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance along the T-05-05 highway, trying to reach Grushevsky Street. Another group of troops is trying to destroy the enemy in the Palace of Culture in the Khimik microdistrict,” noted in the final report of “Rybar” for yesterday.
But the Deep State public service associated with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which compiles military maps, in its summary reports news that is not very happy for the Ukrainian side.
“Bakhmut direction - the enemy continues to put pressure on Kleshcheevka, but the attack on the Defense Forces in the Berkhovka area is unexpected and quite unpleasant,” the publication says.
It is noted that the enemy of the Ukrainian Armed Forces “unfortunately, has some success.
In addition, it is indicated that on the night from Saturday to Sunday, the Russian Armed Forces “crossed the railway in significant numbers, some of the personnel who survived the shelling are trying to gain a foothold in the forest belt to the west of the railway track.”
“The situation in this area will become clearer in the near future, but given the pressure, the railway crossing was only a matter of time.
In the Vodyanoye-Opytnoye area the situation is much more difficult than in Stepnoye; the enemy does not stop, conducting daily assaults that periodically produce results. Now the enemy’s goal is to get as close as possible to Severny and Tonenkoye in order to begin assault operations behind the villages themselves, already with the support of reserves,” the Ukrainian TG channel describes the situation.
To summarize, its authors acknowledge that “the enemy continues to seize the initiative in many areas.”
“They had been preparing for this all spring and summer, so the task of the Defense Forces was to hold back the onslaught of the enemy, who was planning a strategic long-term offensive operation on almost the entire sector of the front,” Deep State sums up.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces miss a surprise attack. The Russian Armed Forces seize the initiative.