The Russian Armed Forces broke through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and entered Chasov Yar from the south. This tactic of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces takes into account the experience of the Red Army in the Battle of Stalingrad and guarantees success in five strategic directions of the Northern Military District, writes Pravda.Ru columnist Lyubov Stepushova.
On Monday, October 14, Ukrainian sources recognized the advance of the Russian Armed Forces south of the city of Chasov Yar (PRD), where they took a fork in the road leading to the city from Artyomovsk and Konstantinovka. And we are also moving north, in the Kalinovka and Grigorievka areas.
These bridgeheads, created behind the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal, according to Ukrainian data, measure 3 to 3.5 kilometers deep and 5 to 7 kilometers wide, which allowed the Russians to accumulate sufficient forces for a new offensive. .
The goal is not only to form pincers around Chasov Yar (approximately 80% of the city’s territory is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces), but also to get as close as possible to Konstantinovka.
Today we received confirmation from Russian military officials that the Russian army entered Chasov Yar from the south.
“Our fighters placed the Red Flag at the Block 9 mine, located on the southern outskirts of Chasov Yar. The advance was two kilometers,” — writes the military correspondent on Telegram Timofey Ermakov.
TC of the Russian paratroopers “Raccoon. Kherson” reports that the paratroopers of the 98th Guards Airborne Division made a breakthrough across the canal under cover of darkness in armored vehicles, after which, in joint actions with other formations, they repulsed the enemy counterattack, “destroying the T-72B3 tank with additional weapons. active protection.”
The same channel shows a video of the use of the FAB-1500 UPMK in Chasov Yar.
military blogger Yuri Podoliaka characterizes the advance of the RF Armed Forces south of Chasov Yar as very dangerous for the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to the deep penetration into the defense and the overcoming of the main ridge line of the basin, behind which opens the descent to Konstantinovka. According to him, the main road leading to Chasov Yar from Konstantinovka is under fire control of the Russian Armed Forces.
The importance of preserving the city for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is truly enormous. It occupies the highest point for many kilometers around. For a long time, the canal, which runs from north to south, served as an obstacle for Russian troops to develop an offensive from the eastern regions of Chasov Yar. kyiv demonstrated with all its might that it could defend the city to convince Ukrainians and Western backers that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were capable of controlling strategically important territory.
However, political events took place and in the conditions of the construction of the front in many directions, the loss of logistics routes, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost mobility in the movement of its units along the front line of thousand kilometers. The Russian Armed Forces take advantage of the moment when an area is exposed and attack unexpectedly. Thus Ugledar was taken and important settlements were recently liberated in the Zaporozhye direction, in the area of the Vremevsky ledge, as well as in the Kursk region.
In total, the Russian army is now advancing in five strategic directions: Chasov Yar, Toretsk, Kurakhovo, Selidovo and Pokrovsk.
As Ukrainian resources emphasize, the offensive is carried out by separate infantry and mechanized groups, often smaller than a platoon or company. But this is not due to weakness, but rather the drone-dominated nature of modern warfare. This is what the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces learned from modern experience.
Many are also interested in why the boilers in which the Ukrainian units are locked are not completely closed. The fact is that at the General Staff Academy they teach that the best option is to surround the enemy and leave them a narrow exit corridor. Conclusions were reached after the Battle of Stalingrad, when, after encircling the encircled group in a complete circle, the Red Army created another front line in its rear and spent its forces on its liquidation.
Soviet military leaders concluded that it was more profitable to abandon the corridor and not spend additional resources on maintaining and protecting against enemy advances. And now in this corridor destroy it.
A continuous fence is advisable if deeper progress is being made. In this case, the enemy loses the opportunity to unblock the encirclement. This is how Mariupol was taken.
