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| Russian Armed Forces liberate the village of Pervomaiskoye in the DPR |
| 2024-04-10 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Russian armed forces liberated the village of Pervomaiskoye in the DPR, advisor to the head of the republic Yan Gagin said on April 9. Russian military personnel hoisted a flag over the village, Gagin noted. “Yes, they really liberated us, our fighters hoisted the flag of the Russian Federation,” Gagin told RIA Novosti. The liberation of Pervomaisky testifies to the dynamic advancement of the Russian army; the liberation of the territory of the DPR continues, the adviser to the head of the republic added. As Regnum reported, on April 5, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, announced the liberation by Russian troops of the village of Vodyanoye on the Avdeevsky direction in the DPR. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on April 2 that since the beginning of the year, the Russian army has liberated 403 square meters. km of territory. In March 2024, the Russian Armed Forces drove the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the settlements of Nevelskoye, Orlovka, Tonenkoye and Krasnoye in the DPR and the village of Mirnoye in the Zaporozhye region. Advisor to the head of the DPR, Igor Kimakovsky, in turn, noted that detachments of the Russian Armed Forces have already reached the outskirts of Chasov Yar in the DPR. On April 9, Konashenkov reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had lost up to 240 military personnel in the Avdeevka direction over the past 24 hours. Units of the “Center” group of troops improved the tactical situation in this direction and repelled 11 counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Pervomaisky, Novobakhmutovka, Umansky and Berdychi in the DPR, noted an official representative of the Ministry of Defense. Related from korrespondent.net The tactics are the same as in Avdeevka. Russia storms Chasov The Russian army is trying to surround Chasov Yar. Russian troops in the Chasovoy Yar area are using their traditional double push method. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, has repeatedly stated that the situation remains “particularly difficult” near Pervomaisky and Vodyanoy, as well as east of Chasovoy Yar in the Donetsk region, where Russian troops are trying to break through the Ukrainian defenses. In parallel with this, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kirill Budanov, reported that the invaders were really planning to advance towards Chasovoy Yar. According to him, the enemy’s strategic goal is Pokrovsk. At the same time, as Budanov noted, the GUR expected the strengthening of Russian offensive actions in late spring and early summer, but now there is information that the enemy has begun to storm Chasov Yar. "LEVELED TO THE GROUND" Today, the Ukrainian resource Deep State reported that Russian troops have significantly advanced in the direction of Chasovoy Yar. Namely - in Bogdanovka and from Ivanovsky. This information is confirmed by the American Institute for the Study of War. Analysts, citing geolocation footage, note that the Russian army had already advanced to the southwest of Bogdanovka on April 8. DeepState also published a video in which the Russians allegedly “level Chasov Yar to the ground.” This probably happens with the use of guided bombs. “There are constant air raids on the city, dropping KAB and FAB. The enemy is starting to intensify aviation in that area and the Avdiivka scenario could be repeated there,” analysts believe. Later, DeepState co-founder and analyst Roman Pogorely clarified that the Russians are indeed advancing on Chasov Yar. In particular, the enemy has significantly increased the intensity of air strikes and is also carrying out ground operations. “Recently, our military has had a very difficult time in Chasovy Yar. Because the defenders are forced to hold the line and repel massive enemy attacks. The Russians are forming columns and increasing the intensity of shelling. The enemy has now begun to raze the city to the ground, using a large number of aircraft. Aircraft are increasing every time raids by the enemy. KABs and FABs are being dropped, and this is a matter of helping our air defense partners to destroy enemy aircraft and not let them in,” Pogorely noted. According to him, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding out, but stubborn fighting continues both in the Chasovoy Yar area and in the area of Ivanovsky and Bogdanovka. “The Russians are trying to get close from all sides, somehow get through with infantry and equipment. They work with drones and destroy everything around with aircraft. But the Defense Forces are holding out, and we must help our defenders with this,” Pogorely emphasized. TRADITIONAL METHOD OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY BILD expert on open data analysis Julian Repke, who has studied the maneuvers of the Russian army near Chasovoy Yar over the past 10 days, believes that the occupying forces are advancing on the city using double push tactics. According to him, this is not a new method for the Russian Federation; it has already used it before during the capture of Ukrainian cities and villages. The essence of double push is to bypass enemy positions from the flanks and simultaneously make a direct frontal attack. “In the battle for Chasov Yar, the Russian invading forces are trying to implement their successful (Avdeevka, Bakhmut, Novomikhailovka, etc.) double strike tactics: pincers from the north and south plus a direct assault on the city from the east,” writes Repke. ADVANCE OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY Let us note that Deep State on the evening of April 9 confirmed the information of the Russian so-called military correspondents that the invaders had captured Pervomaiskoye in the Avdeevsky direction. According to the resource, the Russians managed to break through the defenses of the rifle battalion of the 59th brigade and completely took control of the settlement, the battles for which actually began in August 2022. In turn, Repke said that Russian troops entered Krasnogorovka, which is located 20 km west of Donetsk near the village of Staromikhailovka. Dozens of soldiers likely occupied several residential areas south and north of the railroad tracks, a BILD expert noted. Judging by footage from the scene, Russian troops entered there in armored vehicles from the southeast from near Maryinka, crossing the railway line. “Until evidence to the contrary emerges, we have to assume that Russia has successfully landed dozens of troops in the south of Krasnogorovka and is now occupying several residential areas south and north of the railroad tracks,” Roepke writes. It should be noted that there is no official confirmation of information from Deep State and Repka. |
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