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| With new aerial bombs. Russian troops prepare to storm Bakhmut region |
| 2024-06-22 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Sergey Adamov [REGNUM] Russian troops launched an offensive on the front in the direction of the settlement of New York, located in the Bakhmut region of the DPR. Fighting is also taking place in the area of the nearby settlement of Pivnichnoe. A number of sources report that Russian troops managed to advance in the southern part of New York and overcome the enemy’s first line of defense. They also write from the ground about the advance of the advancing units of the Russian armed forces from the Mayorskaya railway station to the west: battles are taking place in the area between Pivnichny and the village of Druzhba, which are separated by railway tracks. A breakthrough in this sector opens up serious prospects for the Russian army for an offensive in the entire Donetsk direction. The village of New York owes its unusual name to German workers who gave it the name of an American metropolis. From 1951 to 2021 the village was called Novgorodskoye. New York forms an agglomeration together with nearby settlements - the city of Toretsk and the village of Pivnichny north of Donetsk and west of Gorlovka. The region is interesting because here is the last section of the front, which has remained unchanged since the beginning of the special military operation. The line of contact since the Minsk agreements runs along the outskirts of New York and Pivnichny on one side and through the suburbs of Gorlovka on the other. A frontal assault on the fortified area is difficult due to dense buildings. In addition, this direction was secondary for the Russian army compared to Avdeevka or Marinka, from where the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at Donetsk. But after the breakthrough in the Avdeevsky direction and the advance of Russian troops deep into the enemy’s defenses, the New York area found itself semi-encircled. Bakhmut looms from the north, Gorlovka from the east, and the Avdeevka group advances from the south. An opportunity arises to encircle the forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in New York and simultaneously attack them from the flanks, as was the case in Avdiivka. Then the garrison will have to either retreat or remain surrounded. Moreover, the enemy contingent in this area has been greatly weakened in recent months, reports IA Regnum source in the ranks of the 1st Army Corps. “This area has been relatively quiet over the past few weeks. Therefore, part of the forces was sent to Chasov Yar, fortunately not far away. There is information about the replacement of personnel officers in this area with mobilized and terrorist defense officers, but the rumor comes from the enemy, one cannot believe it,” the publication’s interlocutor noted. The current battles, according to the source, are aimed primarily at testing the enemy’s defenses, identifying weak points and finding approaches to the main defense centers. With a successful offensive in the sector, the opportunity will open up to develop strategic success along the entire sector of the front from Bakhmut to Avdeevka. "GET BEHIND ENEMY LINES" For now, the hottest part of the front in this direction remains the city of Chasov Yar. Russian troops continue their assault on the Kanal microdistrict on the left bank of the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal, and also seek to cut off the area from the main enemy forces. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have so far managed to hold the defense, but only by attracting additional forces from all sectors of the front, including artillery from fresh US supplies. The Chasov Yar garrison is supplied from the village of Konstantinovka, located seven kilometers to the west. A breakthrough from New York could allow us to advance to Konstantinovka from the south, hang over the enemy’s communications in Chasovoy Yar, and, if possible, hit the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations that hold the line in urban areas and industrial zones. “The enemy is very sensitive to attacks in the rear and flank. As Avdievka shows, in one area they can hold the defense, but the opening of an additional direction breaks their defense, the front crumbles, they roll back several kilometers,” says the Regnum news agency source. NEW TRUMP CARD OF THE RUSSIAN VKS Over the years of hostilities, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have developed standard tactics that make it possible, if not to stop the advance of the Russian army, then at least to seriously slow it down. The command of the Ukrainian army uses industrial enterprises created in the Donbass during the Soviet years. Almost every plant has an extensive system of bomb shelters and underground workshops in which both manpower and armored vehicles can hide. To push through enemy defenses, Russian troops actively use heavy aerial bombs equipped with a unified planning and correction module (UMPC). The module was subsequently adapted for high-explosive bombs FAB-500, FAB-1500, and now the turn has come to the three-ton FAB-3000. The advantage of the module is that it significantly increases the accuracy of using ammunition, and also allows aircraft to hit targets from a distance of up to 80 kilometers. Footage of the first use of an aerial bomb on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Liptsy, Kharkov region, was published on the Internet the other day. The video shows the defeat of a building used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces as a shelter. Despite the fact that the bomb deviated from the target, the building received severe damage: FAB-3000 is one of the most powerful ammunition available in the arsenals of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The warhead of the bomb is almost 1,400 kilograms of explosives. The explosion hits targets within a radius of 200 meters, and fragments retain destructive power at a range of up to 1,250 meters. The use of such ammunition could have a decisive impact in the summer campaign in the Donbass, military expert Alexander Mikhailovsky told IA Regnum. “The enemy’s categorical shortage of tactical air defense and fighter aircraft works in favor of our aviation. The West is in no hurry to supply aircraft; anti-aircraft systems are falling prey to drones. If the FABs with “wings” go into production, there will simply be nothing to cover the Armed Forces of Ukraine with, and few fortifications will withstand such a blow,” explains the expert. According to information from the field, one of the defense centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the New York area was the Dzerzhinsky Phenolic Plant, which previously specialized in processing raw materials from coke plants. The city also contains the ruins of other abandoned businesses that could be turned into defensive hubs. Therefore, the widespread use of aircraft armed with heavy high-explosive bombs is of particular importance. |
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