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The situation in the Ocheretino area on the evening of 04/25/2024
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin. See the map here. [ColonelCassad] 1. The cleanup continues in Ocheretino; the enemy is not making any serious efforts to regain control over the lost village. The enemy's main positions are to the west of the village. There is also some presence in the northwestern part of the village.  2. Novobakhmutovka came under the control of the RF Armed Forces, the cleanup in the village is ending. There were virtually no serious battles for it. 3. The enemy actually retreated from Solovyevo. The Russian Armed Forces advanced to the central part of the village. They are trying to establish the main positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the west and southwest of Solovyevo. In the near future, the village will completely come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces after the cleanup is completed. 4. The assault on Novokalinovo continues. Our troops have not yet entered Keramik. 5. There are unconfirmed reports of Russian attack aircraft infiltrating into the outskirts of Arkhangelsk. If this is so, then this hints that the enemy does not have a complete defense between Ocheretino and Arkhangelsk. Well, the loss of Arkhangelsk means the quick surrender of Keramik and Novokalinovo. So there's real intrigue here. 6. In the northwestern part of Berdychi, fighting is still ongoing, as well as in the plantings in the Semenovka area. The enemy, despite the collapse of his flanks, continues to resist here. PS. We continue to experiment with online maps from the NPO Dvina ( https://t.me/npodvina ). More from Boris Rozhin: Assault on Krasnogorovka. 04/24/2024 Large video ( https://t.me/Sladkov_plus/10339 ) of the assault actions of tankers of the 5th brigade, who fly into Krasnogorovka at full speed with the participation of “Tsar Mangal”, who was blown up by a mine and was evacuated for repairs. The landing force on a tank and infantry fighting vehicle was able to make its way to the Fireproof Plant, where yesterday it gained a foothold, hung a flag and began clearing the adjacent buildings. All this is accompanied by active fire from our artillery and tanks, as well as return fire from the enemy. Fires and multiple arrivals, including cluster munitions, are visible in the city. The stormtroopers walked into the fire. PS. Novobakhmutovka and Solovyevo were also liberated today. More from korrespondent.net (Ukrainian perspective) Front breakthrough in Ocheretino. Consequences for Ukraine Ukrainian defenders hold the defense in the Avdeevka area The breakthrough of Russian units into the village of Ocheretino, northwest of Avdeevka in the Donetsk region, continues to complicate the situation on this sector of the front. The Russians have broken through to the village of Ocheretino, northwest of Avdeevka in the Donetsk region, and continue to increase pressure on this section of the front. As Nazar Voloshin, a representative of the Khortitsa group of troops, said, on April 24, the Russian command brought the 55th Motorized Rifle Brigade into battle on the Novobakhmutovka-Ocheretino reserve line. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are also pulling up reserves - units of the 47th Mechanized Brigade, which previously held the defense at Ocheretino, have returned to their positions, and the 100th Mechanized Brigade has been ordered to counterattack. The problem of the loss of Ocheretino for the Ukrainian Armed Forces is primarily associated with the threat of the collapse of the entire defensive line in the Pokrovsky direction, the creation of which the Ukrainian command was forced to begin after leaving Avdeevka. It was assumed that in the event of further advance of Russian troops in a western direction, they would run into new defense lines in the area of the Karlovsky Reservoir and the Volchya River, which would be difficult to force. But in the Ocheretino area there are no water obstacles; moreover, the T0511 road passes through the village, leading directly to Pokrovsk. It was this city that the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kirill Budanov, designated as the direction of the main attack of Russian troops in the spring and summer of this year. And Pokrovsk is actually the border of the Donetsk and Dnepropetrovsk regions. THE IMPORTANCE OF OCHERETINY Co-founder and analyst of the DeepState platform Roman Pogorely notes that Ocheretino, north of Avdeevka, is a very important settlement, “because there is a very important height there, which makes it possible to keep the surrounding settlements under visual and fire control, which jeopardizes the presence of our fighters there, in particular, jeopardizes flank attacks on the positions of our military." “If Ocheretino and the heights in general are lost, it will be very difficult to remain on the defensive along the Durnaya, Berdich, Semenovka, and Umanskaya rivers. Since this is a flank, a lowland, therefore, the enemy, having an advantage in height, can inflict fire damage and hunt for logistics,” Pogorely emphasizes. WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THE BREAKTHROUGH? According to Pogorelov, it is necessary to figure out who is to blame for allowing the breakthrough in the Ocheretinoye area. “The previous brigade (47th) held these positions, prepared them for themselves, they were lined up. They knew their places, defeated the enemy, did not let him in, and held these positions. Then the 115th Brigade entered and some incomprehensible maneuvers on the part of the enemy began and the front collapsed. Ukrainian 115th Brigade is a territorial defense brigade, local levies/militia in quality. All networks are now flooded with posts about a bunch of missing or dead soldiers who were part of the 115th brigade. Now the relatives of the servicemen, who are also from the 115th Brigade, have started writing about what happened. And from this analysis it turns out that it is a very difficult situation, which raises a lot of questions,” the analyst states. WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT While the Russians are unable to expand the breakthrough zone at Ocheretino, the narrow corridor along the railway is well under fire, notes military observer Konstantin Mashovets. “Delivery of any logistical supplies to the enemy’s advanced units, which are now operating in the Ocheretino area, turns into a deadly task for the enemy... Especially for those who are engaged in this,” he states. However, the Russian group of troops Center still has large reserves, including tank reserves, and will certainly try to build on its unexpected success at Ocheretino. Moreover, in other directions near Avdeevka she currently does not have such tangible successes. Posted by: badanov 2024-04-26 |
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