by Sergey Adamov
[REGNUM] Russian troops have inflicted a series of defeats on the enemy along the entire length of the front line from Sudzha and Kupyansk to Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo. Over the past week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been forced to withdraw from their positions, and in some areas of the front, the enemy is preparing for a strategic retreat.
In recent days, the Russian Armed Forces have been developing a successful offensive against enemy positions in the Kursk region. Beginning on March 5, assault units advanced in all directions on this section of the front, which is why the enemy group in Sudzha found itself on the verge of encirclement.
By March 9, the settlement of Kubatkin was liberated, in another area Russian troops drove the enemy out of Malaya Loknya. To the east, assault units liberated the villages of Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Kositsa. The information of war correspondents was confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
"As a result of decisive actions by units of the Sever group of troops in the Kursk region, the settlements of Malaya Loknya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Kositsa have been liberated. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to defeat the formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region," the department noted.
The loss of settlements was also acknowledged by a number of Ukrainian sources, who admit that the Ukrainian Armed Forces group may retreat from Russian territory in the near future. "The enemy has occupied Martynivka, Malaya Loknya and the surrounding areas. Unfortunately, today there are many shots from Kurshchyna, where the enemy continues to advance. There is simply no desire to comment on anything. The main thing now is the lives of those who carry out their tasks to the last," the Ukrainian resource DeepState sadly commented on the situation.
The liberation of the village of Kubatkin allowed the encirclement of a group of enemy troops in the settlements of Yuzhny and Ivashkovsky. Later, information was received that both villages came under the control of Russian troops, and the Ukrainian soldiers remaining in the encirclement surrendered.
The Russian army's offensive has caused real panic in Western media. The Bild publication reported on the critical situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, citing its sources in Kyiv.
According to journalists, the Ukrainian army is retreating in the direction of Sudzha and the border with Sumy Oblast, trying to avoid complete encirclement. Later, the “timely measures to maneuver to advantageous defensive lines” were confirmed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrsky.
At the same time, retreating formations become targets for Russian aviation and artillery. According to unverified information, the "cadre" 47th and 95th brigades of the Ukrainian army have abandoned their positions. In their place, the enemy is bringing in territorial defense units, which, if anything happens, it will not be a pity to abandon in the emerging "cauldron".
THINGS ARE GOING BADLY
The collapse of the Ukrainian front was also caused by a daring operation by a Russian army assault group that penetrated the enemy's rear via the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline. It was previously reported that a group of 800 assault unit fighters managed to penetrate the enemy's rear and started a battle directly on the outskirts of Sudzha.
The success of the operation was noted by German military expert Julian Röpke, known for his pro-Ukrainian views.
"Since the Ukrainian army had no mobile rear units between Sudzha and the front lines to clear the area, this led to a disaster, as all Ukrainian forces in the north, northeast and northwest were suddenly faced with a two-front war and were cut off from supplies," the expert said on social media.
There is also information about the advance of Russian troops in the territory of the Sumy region of Ukraine, which in the future could lead to the complete encirclement of the enemy group in Sudzha. The Russian Aerospace Forces also struck at the crossing over the Psel River near the settlement of Barilovka, making it difficult for the enemy to transfer reserves to the Kursk region.
The skillful actions of Russian troops on the enemy's communications may lead to the Ukrainian Armed Forces being forced to abandon the "Sudzhan bridgehead" in the coming weeks, which has been fought over for the past seven months.
Another major success for Russian troops was the liberation of the village of Constantinople east of Kurakhovo in the DPR.
Fighting for this settlement has been going on for the past several months, but decisive success was achieved after a simultaneous offensive from several directions.
Assault units of the Russian Armed Forces attacked the village from the north - from the Andreyevka area, from the east - from positions near the village of Ulakly and from the southeast - from the Zelenovka area.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces units stationed in Constantinople had previously suffered heavy losses and were not withdrawn for rotation in a timely manner, a front-line source for the Regnum news agency noted.
"These are the same ones we beat in Ugledar and Kurakhovo. In fact, the command simply abandoned them, because reinforcements went to Kursk Oblast and somewhere else. They were left without rotation, and morale there had been falling in recent weeks. As a result, we drove out the enemy with a decisive assault, skillfully attacking them from several sides," the source told the publication.
Ukrainian analytical resources, however, are in no hurry to admit the loss of Constantinople, stating that the battles for the village continue. And they can be understood. After the liberation of this settlement, the road to the Dnepropetrovsk region opens up for the Russian army, which Kyiv does not want to admit.
At the moment, the front line is moving towards the outskirts of the settlement of Bogatyr, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces command has withdrawn troops from Constantinople. Clashes are also reported in the area of Alekseyevka and the settlement of Razliv.
COUNTERATTACKS NEAR POKROVSK
Fighting also continues in the Pokrovsk area in the east of the DPR, where the enemy has been unsuccessfully trying to seize the initiative for the past few weeks. The Russian Armed Forces have repelled all attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to advance on the front line in the area of the settlements of Udachnoye and Kotlino.
By constantly counterattacking the enemy, the Russian army was also able to occupy some of the previously abandoned positions, sources at Regnum news agency report.
"In general, the intensity of their attacks is waning. Apparently, reserves are running out or American aid has not arrived, but recently they have been trying to advance less and less and are digging in deeper. It can be assumed that in the near future the Ukrainian Armed Forces will withdraw from Udachny, and the front will move north - to the strategic E50 highway," the publication's sources suggest.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces units are continuing their attempts to break through the front line in the Peschanoye and Zverevo area in order to push Russian troops back from the southern approaches to Pokrovsk. During the clashes near the village of Shevchenko, the enemy suffered heavy losses and was then forced to abandon part of the village. The combat contact line in this area runs along Tsvetochnaya Street, separating the urban development and the private sector.
Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have successfully repelled all enemy attempts to counterattack. The Ukrainian Armed Forces, exhausted in battle, are retreating along the entire front line, which creates new opportunities for the Russian army.