Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Avdeevskoe direction.
The battles for Vodyanoye and Pervomayskoye continue. There are also battles for fortified areas near Nevelskoye. The pace of progress is low.
Maryin direction.
Fighting continues in the western part of the city. Fights go for every house. Additional reserves were transferred to Maryinka from the Zaporozhye direction.
Ugledar direction.
No changes on the Novomikhailovka-Pavlovka line. There are no significant offensive actions in the direction of Ugledar yet. The front here took on a positional character, just as in the sector near Velikaya Novoselka.
Zaporozhye direction.
After the occupation of Dorozhnyanka by the Russian Armed Forces south of Gulyaipol, the fighting here continues in a positional manner. The enemy removed part of the forces from the Zaporozhye direction, so the offensive capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were somewhat reduced here. At the same time, the enemy continues to strike infrastructure in order to disrupt the logistics of the RF Armed Forces in the Pologi-Tokmak area.
Kherson direction.
In general, the front here has long stabilized along the Dnieper and somehow there are no changes here. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation today confirmed the preservation of control over the island of Bolshoy Potemkin.
Artemovsk direction.
PMC "Wagner" continues to advance on Podgorodnoye, reaching the outskirts of the village. Fighting also continues on the outskirts of Kleshcheevka, in the central part of Opytny and in the industrial zone in the east of Artemovsk. There is also a promotion in the southeastern quarters of the city. The enemy continues to build up forces near Artemivsk to rotate the battered brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which have partially lost their combat capability after intense fighting.
Soledar direction.
There is a significant advance in the city to the salt mines, which was facilitated by both the offensive from Yakovlevka to the northern outskirts of the city and the Seversk-Soledar highway, and the offensive from Bakhmutsky, which led to the capture of the Dekonskaya station. Stubborn fighting continues near Belogorovka and Disputed. On the Seversky site without any changes.
Cvatovskoye direction.
The enemy continues to attack in the direction of Kremennaya, but so far has not been able to achieve a significant result. The main stake was placed on the capture of Chervonopopovka, but it remains under the control of our troops. Fighting continues for Novoselovskoye, as well as in the area of ​​Makeevka and Kuzemovka. Despite the fact that the front here has a positional character, both sides strive to fight for the initiative.
PS. It is reported that the United States intends to supply 50 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, following the French AMX-10RC heavy armored vehicles. Further, until the end of January, we can expect a decision on the delivery of Marder infantry fighting vehicles from Germany, but in the spring we can expect deliveries of tanks and aircraft. Regarding the batch of Turkish MRAPs "Kirpi", this is part of the old purchase from the summer of 2022. Out of 150, 50 were delivered in 2022,
In the case of "Marders", we can talk about the number of 30-50 pieces. In total, NATO wants to saturate the Armed Forces of Ukraine by spring with at least 200 infantry fighting vehicles of various types and 250-350 new MCIs, which is necessary for the brigades being formed.
PS2. Regarding the large echelon with the BTR-82A in Belarus, this equipment is intended for the Belarusian special forces brigade. At the moment, there are no signs of mounting a strike force to attack Ukraine from the territory of Belarus. At the same time, today the Ministry of Defense of Belarus confirmed that the number of the joint Russian-Belarusian group deployed on the territory of Belarus will increase. But it is worth remembering that part of this group is busy covering the border with Poland and Lithuania.
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