Advanced hostile detachments were destroyed: the Armed Forces spoke about the situation near Vovchansk (video)
The fighter of the Armed Forces and the Chairman of the Board of Reservists of the Land Forces Ivan Tymochko on the air of the TV channel "Espresso. TV" shared the details on this. According to him, if you understand, under the city of Vovchansk, the soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation tried to take advantage of the moment and work for ahead, thereby getting closer to the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
The Russians thought that it would allow them to become entrenched and wait for the approach of the main forces. "That is, in the beginning to create bridgeheads in the area of settlements Vovchansk, Lipka. This tactic is clear, because at the operational or strategic level, the invaders tried to strengthen Kupyansky direction on both sides," Ivan Timochko said.
Separately, the Chairman of the Council of Reservists of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces added that the Russians tried to bypass the Vovchansk from the flanks, but as a result, the Fight on this area of the front continued for the fifth day. The occupiers also try to use aviation to strike around the city.
At the same time, according to Ivan Timochko, it is not a military plan, but a demonstration of cruelty and an attempt to force defense forces to retain reserves closer to Vovchansk from other directions of the battlefield. "According to the first design, the enemy wanted to understand what strengths and means we have in this direction, how quickly we can respond and what our power. who came to the city were destroyed, " - summed up the Fighter of the Armed Forces.