Text taken from the V Kontakte page of Tatyana Vasilyeva
‼⚡⚡⚡The Ukrainian TGC "Military Analytics" writes:
The main clashes, as before, are taking place in the Rabotino area in the Zaporozhye-Tavrichesky direction.
Yesterday, with heavy fighting, the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to take Rabotino, now the troops are moving towards Novoprokopovka, a village south of Rabotino.
According to our information from the front, now the main task for the Ukrainian army is to expand the bridgehead around Rabotino so that the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not get into the fire bag when moving forward.
The Russians are transferring reinforcements to this direction from other sectors of the front, and also increasing the number of air strikes to stop the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, the movement of Ukrainian troops is also constrained by the strong fortifications of the Russian army.
Russian troops have been pushed out of Rabotino, but the enemy is constantly firing artillery and airstrikes. Rabotino and Novoprokopovka - villages on the way to Tokmak. This major transport hub is considered the main tactical target of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction.
If it is taken, the Ukrainian army will be able to strike at the main supply road for Russian troops in southern Ukraine, which runs through Melitopol. From Rabotino to Tokmak about 25 kilometers. And from Novoprokopovka - 20. For comparison, from the beginning of the offensive in the Rabotino area.
However, between Rabotino and Tokmok there are powerful defensive lines of the Russians. Thus, whether or not Ukrainian troops will be able to reach Tokmok in the near future depends on the answer to the question whether or not the Russian Federation has reserves to ensure a defense here no less dense than it was in the Rabotino area.
In addition, a problem for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the relatively narrow zone of advance in the Rabotino area. Without its expansion, a further offensive towards Tokmak will be under threat due to the possibility of the Russians to attack the communications of the Ukrainian troops from the flanks.
The difficulties with an offensive deep into the Russian defense lines are also evidenced by the example of the village of Pyatikhatki, located to the west of Rabotino. Ukraine announced its capture on June 18, but since then Ukrainian troops have hardly advanced there.
More from Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin. Text taken from the Telegram page of @Multi_XAM
About enemy tactics
[ColonelCassad] Back to enemy tactics. What is typical for the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the line of contact - how the forces of the counterattack are echeloned.
Directly at the forward positions on the LBS and strong points (at a distance of up to 1-5 km, in the immediate rear), up to 15% of the personnel of the listed number of units are deployed. As a rule, these are not assault groups. These units ensure the withdrawal of attack aircraft to the front, conduct surveillance and aero-visual reconnaissance.
At a distance of 5-10 km from the LBS, at strong points and in shelters (mainly in forest belts), up to 35% of the manpower of the units is located. They form the basis for the formation of groups of consolidation, evacuation, tactical reserve of attack aircraft.
In the rear areas at a distance of up to 15 km from the front line, the remaining 50% of the personnel of the units are deployed. Use for placement of stationary objects and buildings with basements. It is on their basis that assault detachments are formed. Despite the use of an echeloned troop distribution system on the LBS, the enemy was unable to minimize losses among the personnel and equipment on the front end due to the concentrated fire of our artillery and minefields.
However, he ensured a stable influx of the reserve of the offensive grouping to the LBS, counting on a debilitating effect. This is typical for the entire front line. It is especially manifested in the areas of the most acute battles: the Zaporozhye and South-Donetsk sectors of the front, the Bakhmut (Artemovsk) direction. The only site where this system has not been implemented is Kupyansky.
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