They sat in defense. As Russia tries to seize the initiative - and why it doesn't work out

Military expert Konstantin Mashovets analyzes the situation in several directions of the front. Somewhere the Russians are defending, somewhere attack, but in all cases the initiative - not on their side today is briefly about the situation not only in the southern operating area . . . Intense combat clashes continue in the direction of the five -sided - stallion. The remains of the battalion "Storm-Ossetia" went to the fortified positions to the north-easier village.

The thunderstorm and occupied the defense to the north. For its part, the Bars-23 battalion "Sudoplatov" continues to hold the village. Stallions and defend themselves on its northern and northeastern outskirts, trying to interfere with further promotion of the advanced units of the Armed Forces in the direction of the village.

Lugove… The command of the enemy troops in this direction continues to make some efforts to completely stop the promotion of the advanced units of the Armed Forces on the Kamyanskoye section - unstricken before their entry into the main line He unfolded some of his reserves (in total-up to 4 battalions, albeit with "problematic" combat capability, because of their participation in previous days in a series of unsuccessful counterattack in the five-play area).

Obviously, the main task of this tactical group is to prevent the promotion of advanced units of the Armed Forces in the Smooth - Wide - Podgirne, where the main line of defense of the enemy begins . . . in order to increase the level of combat capability With living force and OVT… In general, over the last 3 days, the enemy has additionally pulled into this direction: the most interesting thing is that the Russian command in this area clearly played in "restraint" and died something . . .

I think, somewhere in the next 2-3 days, it Of course, he guesses it, but I hope it will be late . . . Obviously, the command of the enemy's troops does not leave his attempts to "cut" the coal performance of the Armed Forces with its active actions from the northeast side (ie, actively attacking the western outskirts of Donetsk. , on the site from Staromykhailivka to Oleksandrivka, including the area of ​​Marinka village).

Earlier, these attempts were accompanied and coordinated with the same attacks in the area of ​​Kalledar (that is, in the southern facts of the speech), then now, obviously, the enemy's command is deprived of such opportunity and forced to "combine" these active actions with the need to defend themselves as on Blessed Directorate - Volodymyrivka, and in the west area. Pavlovka . . . Therefore, for this, today, the meaning of these stubborn multidirectional sporadic attacks . . .

Looks, say, so, somewhat "debatable". In particular, over the last 2 days, the enemy tried to attack the following areas: the situation is even more confusing, the obvious preparation of the enemy for the attacks in the direction of Staromikhailivka-Krasnogorivka. Combined with the above attempts, it all looks as if in the headquarters of the 150th SME there is a generator of random areas and directions, twisting the "pen" of which, "operators" Attack in the near future . . .

The enemy has also been intensified for the last 2 days. As far as I understand, the main meaning of this activation is the solution of several "tactical problems", which significantly complicate the enemy's daily activities. For example, finally knock out the Armed Forces from the village. Bigorivka (Upper), or forcing them to leave at all, because occupying this village, the Armed Forces obviously prevents the enemy to defend the Kreminna area-Rubizhne and set up the "Hand Peace" in Lysychansk . . .

During the last 2 days the enemy attacked in this area In the following directions: in all cases, let's say, the efforts made by the enemy did not value the results they received,… which, in fact, as such - it was not… It is interesting that there is a whole shooblo of Russian "volunteer" formations of the type of Bars . . . not Less than 5, from some Kubanski Kazacof's "Orenburg Battalion" . . .

And as well as the 78th "Tea" (Pardon, a special motorized) regiment from the 42nd MSD, which is called differently-that "Sever-Ahmat", and then "Akhmat-Sever", which in no way affects the results of his combat detachment . . . In general, I think, in the near future the enemy will also attack in the area of ​​the village. Dibrova in the direction of the village. Thor, as well as along the Kreminna road to the village. Zarichne . . .