what is known about this, the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces near Krasnoarmeysk: Ukraine: Former USSR: Lenta.ru

Commander Armed Forces Ukraine (APU) on condition of anonymity revealed details of the order that was given to the Ukrainian military stationed near Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian name – Pokrovsk) in controlled Kyiv parts of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). He spoke about it in a conversation with the American television channel CNN.

According to the unnamed officer, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were ordered to open fire on unidentified persons on the spot. As the channel’s interlocutor explained, this is due to fear of an attack by Russian reconnaissance groups.

The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces near Krasnoarmeysk was called inexorable

The material also notes that the offensive being waged in the region Russian armyis “relentless and daily.” Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Krasnoarmeysk have been experiencing a personnel crisis for several weeks, which leads to the fact that up to 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers are injured or do not survive every day on the line of combat contact. While the tactics of the Russian side “invariably bring success.”

The commander of the drone unit of the 15th National Guard of Ukraine with the call sign Vostok, operating in the Krasnoarmeysk area, called the situation critical. According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have enough infantry, so the Russian military manages to penetrate into vulnerable areas.

At the same time, CNN clarifies, the intensity of the Russian army’s offensive near Krasnoarmeysk is felt in several directions. So, some fighting is taking place in the south, around a small city ​​of Kurakhovowhere the remaining Ukrainian troops risk being caught in a pincer movement and being cut off. Other Russian assault troops are advancing towards Krasnoarmeysk, and infantry units, sometimes consisting of just a few soldiers, are “looking for gaps in the increasingly loose defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.”

The advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine was called a record

In recent weeks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense line has cracked in several key directions, including Kurakhovo in the DPR, which served the Ukrainian side as a powerful fortified area and logistics hub. In mid-November, the Russian military managed take into the cauldron of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in Kurakhovo. Later, chairman of the commission on sovereignty, patriotic projects and support for veterans Public Chamber of Russia Vladimir Rogov toldthat units of the Russian Armed Forces are tightening their pincers on the northern and southern flanks near the city and clearing out “fire bag”, which hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Military expert, retired colonel Anatoly Matviychuk summarizedthat it was possible to oust Ukrainian soldiers from Kurakhovo thanks to the tactics of deep flanking.

Advancement of Russian Armed Forces units in recent weeks called record for 2024. Thus, according to Western experts, during the entire November Russia managed to take control of 600 square kilometers of territory. While the territory occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region has decreased to 550 square kilometers. Against this background, on November 26, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky announced a new counter-offensive by Ukrainian troops. He believes that the Ukrainian army should seize the initiative and counterattack. General Staff Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces calls the situation at the front complex and tense.