Text taken from the V Kontakte account of Russian military correspondent Aleksandr Kots:
I read loud statements that in the Kherson and Zaporozhye directions, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing, everything is allegedly not good for us - the soldiers leave their positions, giving the enemy a large territory. I contacted the familiar fighters who hold lines there.
I report.
In Golaya Pristan, where the 80th Arctic Brigade is stationed, the enemy did not even try to send the DRG today. The city is completely under our control.
In Tokmak, which is under the shield of the echeloned defense and the heroic fighters of the 42nd division, only the sounds of the exits of our artillery can be heard. The city, like the nearest village of Sadovoye, was not subjected to attacks by the assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - it was far from the LBS.
But in the area of Pyatikhatki, the hardest battles are going on, the village changed hands several times. In any case, a flexible line of defense was invented in order to concentrate and apply forces in the most convenient way. And advancing the enemy several hundred meters does not guarantee consolidation. The previous weeks of the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine clearly showed this.
From the V Kontakte page of Tatyana Vasilyeva
‼⚡⚡⚡‼🇷🇺🔞"Meat grinder near Novodonetsky":
Fighters from the DPR burned a column of NATO armored vehicles and seized armored vehicles of the US special forces received by the Armed Forces of Ukraine 🔞
▪At the junction of the Zaporozhye region and the DPR, our soldiers repulse the attacks of the advancing enemy in stubborn battles.
▪4 Infantry Battalion. 383rd Mining Division destroyed significant forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine advancing on Novodonetskoye.
▪The footage shows the defeat of the advancing forces of the UAF militants on armored vehicles created for the US special forces near the village.
▪The entire area is littered with the corpses of Ukrainian Nazis, their destroyed and captured equipment.
▪The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to drive their soldiers to the slaughter in suicidal attacks at the junction of the Zaporozhye region and the DPR, during the battles the Ukrainian troops suffer very significant losses in armored vehicles and personnel.
▪Heavy fighting on the Vremevsky ledge continues.
More from the V Kontakte page of Tatyana Vasilyeva
‼As a result of today
it can be stated that there was a relative calm on the southern borders of the front with everyday artillery duels and mutual shelling of positions. At this time, an interesting situation is unfolding on the Lugansk front, and more precisely on the Liman and Kupyansk directions.
Quite unexpectedly for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian army went on the offensive and already has local successes. Thus, the RF Armed Forces continue to advance in the forest area northeast of Kupyansk, while the enemy retreats in a number of sectors. There is also news of the successful takeover of n.p. Sinkovki and access to the northern outskirts of the settlement. Petropavlovka. That is, there is already quite a bit to Kupyansk.
In the Limansky direction in the Kremennaya area, hostilities also resumed. The fighters of the RF Armed Forces successfully stormed several strongholds in the area of the Torsk ledge, managing to occupy two points and destroy one DRG of the 25th airborne brigade of the DShV of Ukraine.
At the same time, the enemy hastily transfers reserves in the direction of both settlements, trying to stop our advance. It is quite possible that even more intensification of hostilities with counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. So one Ukrainian column of equipment and infantry has already been destroyed in the Kramatorsk region.
PS: For clarity, maps from colleagues are attached.
Maps are in Russian
From the V Kontakte page of Tatyana Vasilyeva (quoting Russian military correspondent War Gonzo)
⚡Urgent ⚡The situation in the area of Pyatikhatki at 23:00 Moscow time ⚡
At the cost of huge losses, the Armed Forces of Ukraine again occupied several houses in the village of Pyatikhatki. Sources from the field report that heavy artillery fire from both sides leaves no chance to gain a foothold further than the outskirts of the settlement, but the Kyiv authorities send group after group under large-caliber shells, regardless of losses. Our troops continue to be on the heights around Pyatikhatki, destroying the enemy that appears in the visibility zone.
Fierce fighting continues on the Orekhov-Rabotino direction. Sources of the "wargonzo" project report that the troops of the Kyiv regime do not spare high-precision weapons, and are trying to destroy our forward positions with the help of MLRS "HIMARS". But, like three weeks before, the front line remains unchanged. Our troops stand to the death. Moreover, this is not just a beautiful expression - not a single meter of land has been given up in Zaporozhye without a fight.
We continue to monitor developments in this sector of the front.
"wargonzo"
From the V Kontakte page of Margaret Simonyan
How the “Surovikin Line” works in Ukraine: analysis of the military chronicle
Since June 4, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have launched 263 attacks on the positions of Russian troops as part of the counteroffensive that has begun. All attacks were repulsed, but few people understand why the offensive of the Ukrainian army failed at its highest point.
WHAT IS THE SUROVIKIN LINE?
This is a defensive system, the first contour of which is dozens of fortified firing lines, including extensive minefields and engineering barriers. This line was built for almost eight months and goes into the depth of defense for several tens of kilometers. It relies on a developed transport and logistics network with hubs and rear bases. At the same time, short logistics routes allow the RF Armed Forces to quickly transfer reserves from one sector to another without compromising combat readiness at the front. Simply put, wherever it is required to strengthen fire capabilities, this can be organized without withdrawing troops from another sector of the front.
WHAT IS ITS FEATURE?
The network of defensive lines is “supported” by a powerful grouping of cannon and rocket artillery and airborne forces, as well as Ka-52 army aviation helicopters and attack aircraft with FAB-250/500 bombs equipped with planning and correction modules. In the event of a breakthrough of a group with APU equipment at one of the firing lines, aviation is able to support ground troops and act as a “carousel”: while helicopters are working on ground targets, attack aircraft and bombers go to the point of use of weapons, after hitting the target, helicopters again engage in battle, and then the situation repeats. At the same time, attacks on the rear of the advancing AFU grouping in Orekhovo and Velikaya Novosyolka show that there is practically nothing to cover the offensive of the APU - short-range and medium-range air defense systems are either withdrawn to the deep rear, or are used very limitedly on the front line.
WHAT IS "ELASTIC DEFENSE" AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
Judging by the dynamics of the offensive, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine probably relied on a quick breakthrough and turning the battle into a maneuverable one. For this, a series of strikes was planned throughout the LBS, including the main one and several distractions. These strikes were opposed by a combination of the tactics of the so-called elastic defense and artillery grouping, reinforced by means of observation and fire adjustment.
It is clearly seen that "on the ground" the RF Armed Forces are still operating with relatively small forces, and the maneuverable element in the mass (operational and tactical reserves) has not yet joined the battle. On the example of Pyatikhatki in Zaporozhye or Neskuchny in the South-Donetsk direction, it is clearly seen that Russian troops do not cling to every centimeter of the defensive line in the event of a breakthrough of individual groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and, if necessary, retreat to a reserve position.
After the withdrawal, the enemy is covered by artillery at previously known coordinates, after which a counterattack follows and the position returns to the control of the defenders. Judging by the fact that two weeks after the start of the offensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to suffer losses from artillery, their reconnaissance and counter-battery capabilities are ineffective or insufficient.
WHAT IS THE RESULT?
For more than two weeks of the Ukrainian offensive, the advancement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is recorded exclusively in the gray zone - that is, in territories that were not previously determined as the main lines of defense. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fail to fully capture these areas - every attempt to gain a foothold and expand the bridgehead leads to artillery strikes and air raids, after which the Ukrainian troops have to retreat and regroup for a new strike.