Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] About talk about the operational environment of Artemovsk.
It is still too early to talk about the operational environment of the Artemov group. After taking Kleshcheevka and advancing towards Krasnoe, our heavy artillery began to cover the Chasov Yar - Artemovsk road going through Krasnoe, but it is still possible to drive along the road, although now this is fraught with the risk of coverage. Nevertheless, this is not yet complete fire control, which can be established in the event of successful assault operations in Krasny and further advance to Chasov Yar.
In the case of another road that goes to Artemovsk from the same Chasov Yar, but to the north, it is not yet actively covered by our artillery and is relatively safe for traffic. Now our troops are fighting street battles in Krasnaya Gora and today they have caught hold of Paraskoveevka, establishing control over which will allow them to bring up artillery and begin to cover this road from the northwest, increasing the pressure of assault groups and DRGs in the direction of this road.
Thus, the operational encirclement of the Artemovskaya grouping can be the result of successful operations in these two areas, and even now our troops have come close enough to solving these problems. The enemy command understands this, and even more so understands the Pentagon, therefore, in the past few days, talk has intensified about the need to retreat from Artemovsk, which the Americans are already talking about as inevitable, trying to sweeten the pill of defeat with talk about the unimportance of Artemovsk.
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PS. And yes, we will see Western tanks on the battlefields in the spring. Itis pretty well expected.
More from Rozhin:
On the supply of Western armored vehicles
[ColonelCassad] Regarding the questions why there are no comments on the topic of reports from NATO and the German Defense Ministry on the topic of tanks, I will repeat myself.
Tanks will give, now or a little later - it's not so important. This is essentially a technical question. In the spring, we will see all this on the Ukrainian theater of operations, except perhaps without the Abrams for now.
Accordingly, it is necessary to prepare for this issue by increasing the supply of armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons to the troops and strengthening potentially dangerous areas where the enemy will try to play the card of Western supplies and forcible mobilization of cannon fodder. It also requires avoiding a situation of numerical disproportion, which raises the question of a second wave of partial mobilization.
Actually, one of the main tasks of the RF Armed Forces in the coming months is to grind all this stuff and cannon fodder, preventing a breakthrough of the front somewhere in Zaporozhye or in the LPR, while continuing operations to liberate the western Donbass and the north of the Zaporozhye region (with optional operations in northern regions of Ukraine). If this can be done, Russia will come closer to achieving its strategic goals in the war.
Already, Ukraine is experiencing serious problems with the replenishment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - the resource of volunteers has already been exhausted. Further losses on an industrial scale will further undermine the demographic potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In this regard, such battles as "Artyomovskaya meat grinder" have long-term consequences.
Vulnerabilities of tanks "Leopard 2A4" https://t.me/boris_rozhin/76223