Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
Both Ukrainian and Russian channels (including military correspondents) write about the active preparation of the ukrovermacht for their counterattack near Artemovsk.
Let's start in order
1) A week and a half ago, the head of the PMC "Wagner" raised the alarm, saying that the Armed Forces of Ukraine created four groups to strike the PMC "Wagner" on the flanks in order to unblock Artyomovsk.
Ukrainian TG channels generally confirmed Prigozhin's words and the concentration of forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction, counting 18 brigades in this direction.
It is not for nothing that Prigozhin raises the alarm. as shown by the Kharkov "regrouping"), anything can happen.
2) Just yesterday, Prigozhin sent an open letter to Sergei Shoigu. The letter states that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are planning to go on a counteroffensive in late March - early April in order to cut off the Wagner operators from the Russian army.
In this regard, Prigozhin asked the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu to take all measures that could prevent this outcome.
The Russian military correspondent Senior Edda, in turn, said that the enemy overtook several hundred units of tanks, armored combat vehicles, and automotive equipment from the Krivoy Rog region near Bakhmut over several nights. And he will hit the Wagner fighters from the Chasov Yar area (or at the junction of the Wagner operators with other units of the RF Armed Forces) or change his mind, we will find out in the very near future.
Ukrainian TG Resident(I have never seen him give an erroneous insider) said that the plan of Syrsky, the commander of the forces of the ukrovermacht in this direction, implies flank attacks from four sides on Artemovsk, but this requires dry fields, and the weather so far changes every 2 -3 days.
Syrsky is Oleksandr Stanislavovych Syrskyi, a Ukrainian military officer. Holding the rank of Colonel general, he has been the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces since 2019.
Today, at headquarters, Syrsky reported that the weather next week would be rainy and the Armed Forces of Ukraine might not have time to complete the counteroffensive, which is why a new model of a concentrated strike at the junction of Russian troops and PMC Wagner was proposed.
We watch further. I hope the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation knows the situation and is ready for it. And not like in September last year near Kharkov. You don't need much from Shoigu and Gerasimov. You just need to show competence.