The new offensive of Russia on the administrative border of two regions: the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces revealed plans of the occupiers
Therefore, the Russian army will continue to concentrate the main efforts in two directions of the front-Pokrovsky and Dobropilsky in the next months, said the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Major General Andrey Hnatov in an interview with Ukrinform. Andriy Hnatov confirmed that the situation in the areas of fighting remains difficult.
Russian invaders are actively storming the positions of Ukrainian troops, creating an advantage in the live power and technique of fifth and sixth. "An offensive action enemy leads along the entire line of collision in thirteen main operational directions, the intensity of which is on average 160-190 storms a day," said Major General. The most intense situation is recorded in the east of Ukraine.
There, Russian troops have a significant advantage and, using aviation, artillery and Kamikadze drone, carrying an offensive of high intensity. The Russians try to establish full control over the settlements of the Yar and Toretsk, to create conditions for blocking Konstantinovka from the east, south and west and covering the Pokrovsk-Mirnograd agglomeration.
"It should be noted that the enemy is now trying to use the tactics of small groups in the rear areas of our troops with their further accumulation and development of the offensive in the rear," Gnatov said. But the forces of Ukraine's defense, under favorable conditions, carry out assault actions to restore lost positions, as well as destroy sabotage groups of Russians in the rear.
"In general, despite significant losses of personnel, weapons and military equipment, the enemy does not refuse to continue the offensive actions. The development of events in the main direction, that is, Pokrovsky, will depend on the nature of the enemy's actions in other directions, including Zaporizhzhya," - said the head of the General Staff.
The course of the fighting, he added, the weather will also be influenced: due to rainfall will significantly reduce the patency of the terrain, which will complicate the maneuverability of the troops. Hnatov is convinced that Russia will not refuse to implement its offensive operation. "The goal they declared, I would like to remind you: the complete" liberation "of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
That is, from our point of view, it will be an effort to enter the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and fully occupy the whole territory. directions. We will remind, analysts of the project Deepstate reported that, according to them, under the control of the enemy was 44% less than in August, and was only 0. 04% of the entire area of the country. And the total share of the occupied territory of Ukraine now reaches 19. 04%.