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| 2023-06-14 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Text taken from the V Kontakte page of Tatyana Vasilyeva ‼⚡⚡⚡Overview of the situation in Zaporozhye from the Turks. The fighting in the Zaporozhye region subsided. The Ukrainian army stopped a broad offensive due to heavy losses. Unrest arises in units due to unexpectedly high losses in some units and there is a reluctance to go on the offensive. The Ukrainian command continues to prepare for a new, larger attack. The Russian army also strikes with MLRS and artillery, and also uses aircraft on Ukrainian positions. Over the past eight days, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have approached 12,000 people, while the losses of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are many times less. The main reason for the huge difference in numbers is that most of the casualties come from Ukrainian mechanized units trying to move not through trenches and residential areas, but through minefields and open areas under heavy fire. More from the V Kontakte pager of Tatyana Vasilyeva ‼⚡⚡⚡⚠A brief summary of the situation on the Zaporozhye front. Vremievsky ledge. The enemy attacked in the direction of the village of Makarovka with the forces of the BTGr 35 detachment, at the moment they have entrenched themselves in the territory of the village and are regrouping. Also, the enemy launched two attacks: 1. To the south-east of Levadnoye, with forces up to the 23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, they did not succeed, suffered losses, retreated to their previously occupied positions. 2. In the direction of the settlement of Novodarovka - Priyutnoye, with forces up to the Ministry of Defense from the composition of the 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade- did not succeed, suffered losses, retreated to previously occupied positions. In summary: The enemy still cannot develop the pace of the offensive that he was counting on. The number of losses in manpower and equipment is disproportionate to the modest tactical success expressed in the occupation of several villages that are located north of the main defensive line. Nevertheless, at the disposal of the enemy command there are still enough reserves in manpower and equipment, the offensive potential has not been exhausted. Text taken from the V Kontakte page of RUSSIAN SPRING (rusvesna.su)· 🇷🇺⚔🇺🇦Russian troops repel enemy counteroffensive on Zaporizhzhya Front — Ministry of Defense ▪On the Vremevsky ledge, the Kiev regime launched units into the offensive, hastily formed from the remnants of the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine brigades, which had previously suffered heavy losses. ▪In the area of ​​N. p. Makarovka DPR over the past day repelled 3 attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reinforced by tanks and armored vehicles. ▪The courageous and resolute actions of the units of the group of forces "Vostok", air strikes and artillery attacks were repelled. Of the 10 attacking armored personnel carriers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, eight were destroyed. ▪In the area of ​​N. p. Rivnopol successfully repelled 2 attacks per day. Two tanks and three armored vehicles were hit. ▪In the area of ​​N. p. Prechistovka of the DPR in the course of repulsing the attack destroyed most of the personnel of the company tactical group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and four infantry fighting vehicles. ▪The total losses of the enemy per day in these areas amounted to 275 militants, four tanks, 15 armored vehicles, eight vehicles and the 152mm Msta-B howitzer. More from the V Kontake page of Reports from the militia of Novorossiya· 06/13/23. A note from the resource "NGP RazVedka". ⚡Summary on the situation on the Zaporizhzhya front. Orekhovskoe direction. At present, the 9th Army Corps is regrouping, replenishing ammunition and fuel supplies in order to resume offensive operations, there is a strengthening of individual units with the forces of 10 Army Corps. At night, attacks are possible along the line of Novodanilovka - Rabotino, Malaya Tokmachka - Ocherevatoe, it is possible to activate 33 Separate Mechanized Brigade in the direction of Belogorye - Verbovoye. Also, the 128th Guards Rifle Brigade is preparing for offensive operations with limited targets, with the forces of up to two armored personnel carriers in the directions of Lobkovoe - Zherebyanki, Stepovoe - Pyatikhatki, at the same time, the 1st and 2nd Guards Rifle Battalion of the 128th Guards Rifle Brigade will have to begin holding operations in the area of ​​the settlement Shcherbaki - Konovalova, Novoandreevka - Nesteryanka. The enemy is preparing to deliver strikes from the MLRS M142 "HIMARS" on air defense, electronic warfare, command posts, to the entire depth of the operational formation. In total, the enemy has currently concentrated in the Orekhovskoye direction: Eight brigades, 33 battalions, of which - 6 Tank Battalion, 16 Mechanized Battalion, 3 GShB, 2 SHB, 4 operational battalions of the NSU, 1 MPB, 1 territorial defense battalion). Number of equipment: up to 200 tanks, up to 800 armored combat vehicles of all types, up to 450 field artillery guns, mortars and MLRS, up to 200 anti-tank vehicles, up to 200 air defense systems (including MANPADS). In total, more than half of all available forces in the Zaporozhye direction are aimed in the direction of Orekhov-Tokmak-Melitopol. As we said earlier, like many others, this seems strange for a number of reasons, but the fact remains. Also, the departure of 15 ogshb 128 Separate Mountain Assault Rifle Brigade to the Vremyevskoye direction was recorded, most likely to build up efforts in the offensive in the direction of the settlement of Vremyevka - Staromayorskoye. More from the V Kontakte page of Sladkov+ Zaporozhye, Orekhovsky sector of the front. The Armed Forces of Ukraine did not leave their intentions to go towards Tokmak and Melitopol in this direction. For 35 hours (since 12:00 the previous day) our positions were under heavy fire. There has just been silence. The intensity of Ukrainian attacks has decreased significantly. Now only teams of sappers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine come forward in order to clear the passages for new assaults. The 58th Army is ready for defense. More from the V Kontakepage of RUSSIAN SPRING (rusvesna.su) 🇷🇺⚔🇺🇦Western analytics on the start of the offensive and prospects: During the first strikes on Orekhov-Tokmak in the Zaporozhye region, Ukraine suffered significant losses in armor and manpower, trying to storm well-fortified Russian ▪positions now a "chessboard" is being played on the southern front, when both sides draw each other's reserves. ▪"We didn't bring in our main forces, but the Russians didn't bring in their main forces either," the source says. ▪He calls Kyiv's "immediate priority" reducing Russia's superiority in artillery by hitting its artillery systems with long-range fire. ▪“The role of aviation, where Russia has a clear advantage, is key. Now in the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Federation uses aviation more than ever since the initial stages of the war. But Ukrainian sources suggest that Russian pilots are still risk averse and fear Ukrainian air defense ", the article says. ▪The Russian Federation is actively using drones, especially recently. Shock "Lancets" affect tanks and artillery. ▪The Russian Federation has purchased a significant number of Chinese drones. The Economist notes that Western sources have not yet reported this. ▪Rains will also negatively affect counterattacks this week. ▪Ukraine will move as fast as conditions allow, the intelligence source said: "We need to hurry, but slowly." ▪As for the Kherson direction, here the destruction of the hydroelectric power station made it impossible to transfer forces across the suspended bridges on the Dnieper, but it also washed away Russian positions on the left bank, opening up the possibility for a "limited assault using boats and special forces," says a military source. More from the V Kontakepage of Igor Strelkov On the situation at the front - in fact, little is known. The main conclusions based on data from open sources: The enemy offensive continues in all selected directions. - In the Bakhmut direction (auxiliary-distracting strike), the enemy is slowly "squeezing out" positions to the north and north-west of the city. Tactical battles are almost non-stop. Apparently, the goal is to force the RF Armed Forces to spend additional ammunition in this area. Well, plus, some results to raise the spirit of the troops and the population will not hurt either. So far, the results are very limited. - On the Donetsk front - battles of local importance. The enemy is regrouping in his rear. It is quite probable that a local offensive will be attempted in order to regain positions in the Vodiane-Opytnoye area, and if successful, break through directly to Donetsk. - On the Southern Front - during the day the enemy apparently regrouped strike forces and means from the Melitopol direction (where he did not manage to advance at all according to the results of three-day battles) to Volnovakha - to the area of ​​the Vremevsky ledge, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine had tactical success. At the same time, large-scale attacks were carried out in this (Volnovakha) direction (this time reserves were thrown into battle). As a result, the enemy managed to push our troops 5-6 kilometers south of Bolshaya Novosyolka, occupying three small villages (Neskuchnoye, Storozhevoe, Makarovka) and reaching the northern outskirts of the larger villages of Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye, for which fighting is underway. Apparently, our troops left (and are now in the "gray zone") 2-3 more front-line settlements. I don’t have an understanding of the specific situation in this sector now, but the front of our units has not been broken through and the enemy’s successes are so far exclusively tactical in nature. At the same time, our units were shot down from well-equipped and well-mastered advanced positions, and there is a danger of an enemy breakthrough due to the massive introduction of fresh reserves into battle. However, not only the enemy is able to maneuver reserves and, probably, our command is taking measures to prevent an operational crisis (which, in general, does not yet exist). A big role in the coming days will be played by: a) aviation, b) the weather (which deteriorates sharply there). The latter will complicate both the use of aviation (to a lesser extent) and armored vehicles. But the enemy has a solid advantage in the infantry, so it is unreasonable to believe that he will interrupt the offensive due to the weather. On the Dnieper sector of the front, there is a concentration of "light" enemy forces, including most of its air assault and sapper-crossing units. But here, rainy weather will in any case interfere with operations in the direction of Energodar along the bottom of the former reservoir, preventing the almost continuous swamps from drying out. This week, large-scale enemy attacks are unlikely here. On the Kremennaya-Svatovo sector, some activation of the enemy and probing of our positions is noted. My assessment is that the enemy is again "pulling away" our resources, provoking an increased consumption of ammunition in secondary sectors. On the Belgorod front - skirmishes of patrols and continuous artillery skirmishes. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are deliberately destroying everything on our territory that they can reach with their artillery. These actions are carried out within the framework of the long-term goal of destabilizing the domestic political situation in Russia. Yet, more from the V Kontakte page of Igor Strelkov Copied from TG: They report a counterattack by the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of our troops on the Vremevsky ledge with the support of artillery and aviation. According to reports, our troops drove the enemy out of the village of Makarovo and continue to push him to the north, inflicting fire damage with air strikes and artillery. If this is so, then there is confirmation of the previously successfully used tactics (during this enemy offensive) - our units do not "stand to death" under the blows of artillery and armored vehicles of the enemy and are pulled to the rear, giving him the opportunity to "leave from under the EW umbrella and air defense. After that, the enemy is subjected to air strikes, and the UAVs correct the artillery fire on the strike groups. Further - when the enemy is already sufficiently battered - a counterattack by tanks follows with dense air support in order to prevent the Armed Forces of Ukraine from pulling their air defense systems into the area and gaining a foothold on the ground. This leads to the defeat of the enemy assault units and their retreat. The tactic is old and worked out back in the Second World War - "flexible defense" and it, apparently, is working successfully. It can also be assumed that our command does not seek to hold or return all the territory left behind, preferring to wear down the enemy on the battlefield between his starting positions and our main defensive lines (which the enemy has not yet reached far). And, yes, it was precisely the same tactics that our enemy periodically used in the defense of Bakhmut. Now he has to experience all the delights of attacking pre-prepared positions in the complete absence of surprise. However, I repeat once again - the battle has not yet reached its highest point and the enemy still has strong reserves (5-6 brigades). |
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