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Ukrainian Perspective: War. Situation at 10.00 March 6, 11th day of the invasion
2022-03-07
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[CENSOR] Directions:
The Ukrainian army built a front line. This is an important operational achievement. Russian columns lost the ability to move in any chosen direction. This does not mean that the defense has been stabilized, it means that Ukraine has restored organized resistance. As the Ukrainian leadership did not mobilize the operational reserve and territorial defense before the war, every day of resistance gives us the opportunity to mobilize forces now.

The situation near Kiev remains tense. The enemy continues to slowly push our defenses near Irpen, Bucha and Makarov, there are heavy fighting. Russian troops are trying to take control of the Zhytomyr highway and cover Kiev from the west to block logistics and delivery of reinforcements. Russia is launching missile and air strikes on various cities in the Zhytomyr region. According to the Chechen scenario, the Russian army simply demolishes any suspicious houses with tanks and artillery, without checking whether there are residents or not.

Russia continues to work in various directions to maintain the strategic initiative and not allow the Ukrainian command to concentrate reserves. The shackling of Ukrainian troops is carried out with the help of aviation and missile terror, the destruction of major cities. The enemy is trying to gain a foothold in the southern direction.

The situation near Kharkov.
The enemy is not conducting active ground combat operations, but is trying to restrain the actions of the defenders of Kharkiv by constant missile, artillery and air strikes. In Kharkov, the Russians are demonstratively destroying residential areas, dozens of blows were inflicted on high-rise buildings, the city's life support system.

Russian troops are regrouping in the Balakleya area. They threaten to cover Kharkiv from the east. But the main direction of action of this group is Raisins. Raisins are being attacked by Russian aircraft and artillery, and the Russians' attempt to capture the city quickly is repulsed.

Zaporozhye region.
Russian troops are concentrating their efforts on consolidating the captured Energodar and the Zaporozhye NPP. Another Russian group threatens Gulyay-Polya and hangs over the southern flank of the OOS force. The Russians are building a railway and trying to gain a foothold in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.

It is obvious that the activity of two Russian groups in Balakleya and Polohy poses threats in different directions, but the most likely direction of their strikes will be an attempt to narrow the supply corridor in the Donbass with raids on Izyum from the north and Gulyai-Pole in the south and force Ukrainian troops to leave Donbass.

Mariupol is a key city in the southern Donbass. He fought heroically in the encirclement under fire from Russian aircraft and artillery. An 18-month-old child died today in Mariupol from a direct hit by a Russian shell. The Russians are trying to knock out our garrison and force it to surrender. Russia is trying to create a scenario of the second Ilovaisk in Mariupol, only on an even larger scale.

They were excited. Ukrainian troops heroically hold Volnovakha. The Russian command continues its attacks to capture the city, to drive our troops out of the southern Donbass and to further push our positions away from Mariupol. Yesterday, in the battle near Volnovakha, our soldiers destroyed the commander of the Russian Sparta battalion.

The Nikolaev area.
Ukrainian troops drove the Russians away from Nikolaev and Voznesensk. However, the enemy continues to pose a threat in these areas, he intends to capture our main ports and the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant. The situation remains tense.

Chernigov.
The heroic defense of the city continues, our troops are firmly holding their ground. The Russians are trying to suppress our forces with constant aviation terror.

Sumy, Okhtyrka.
The heroic defense of these cities continues. Russian aviation terrorists have destroyed the life support systems of these cities to force residents to leave their land.

The popular uprising in all the occupied territories is invaluable. The united resistance of the people of Ukraine thwarts all Putin's plans to seize the country and compensates for the mistakes made in the organization of our defense, especially in the south. Therefore, any kind of resistance, explicit or implicit, from every citizen, any help with information, participation in protests, sabotage against the occupiers are of great importance.

Conclusions:
Ukraine withstood the first blow of the Russian army. The operational pause in the actions of Russian troops is associated with heavy losses and regrouping to tighten the rear.

The Russian army has changed its strategy. After the failure of attempts to encircle Kyiv and Kharkiv, the Russian command focused its main efforts on the struggle for communications and cutting off the Black Sea and Donbass from Ukraine.

After a series of defeats in ground battles, the Russian command began to use outright terrorist tactics and shot down residential neighborhoods, killing civilians who were allegedly going to "denazify."

It is possible to stop the advance of Russian columns and disrupt their maneuver only through constant pressure on their communications. Only the use of active defensive tactics in various directions will force the enemy to retreat and liberate our land. An operational pause is necessary for the enemy to consolidate and recover losses, he is also very vulnerable.

Ukraine still surpasses the Russian army in numbers, motivation, and fighting spirit, but the enemy has an advantage in mobility, including armored vehicles and artillery, in aviation and missile weapons. The key factor that predetermines the Ukrainian victory is the unity of the Ukrainian people in the struggle. However, to win the war requires mobilization, armament and training. And this is the time we seek at the cost of resistance. Work on victory goes every second, all Ukrainians are united by only one thing - the desire to win.

Yuri Butusov, Censor. NO

Posted by:badanov

#1  been waiting for a Ukraine op to blow up the middle of the north-of-kiev convoy

hope hope
Posted by: Lord Garth   2022-03-07 10:29  

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