The first large -scale attack: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were storming the positions of the Armed Forces of near

In the Avdeevsky direction, the invaders did not carry out such attacks since the start of the city seizure at the end of October 2023. The enemy used 36 tanks and 12 BMPs near the thin, said ISW analysts. The Armed Forces of Ukraine reflected the massacre of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with the help of armored vehicles in the area of ​​Avdiivka of Donetsk region on March 30. Analytics of the Institute of War Study in the daily report on March 31 reported this.

Analysts noted that it was the first similar attack since the beginning of the Russian campaign to capture Avdiivka at the end of October 2023. On March 31, the Ukrainian military noted that on March 30, the invaders, including the 90th Tank Division, were attacked 36 tanks and 12 BMPs near the thin. According to geolocation, a large number of destroyed and damaged Russian armored vehicles remained along the road to the northwest of the settlement.

According to the Ukrainian soldier, 12 tanks and 8 BMPs were destroyed during the Armed Forces storm, as a result of the enemy failed to break through the Ukrainian border. "It seems to be the first message that any divisions of the 90th Tank Division have participated in the storms after the capture of Russia by Avdiivka," the message reads.

ISW emphasized that the enemy did not conduct such large -scale offenses with the involvement of armored vehicles since the beginning of the Russian operation to capture Avdiivka in October 2023. The lieutenant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the call sign "Alex" believes that the attack of the enemy with such involvement of equipment is not the last. "A column of 36 tanks, in my opinion, is not the last.

As I said, during the fighting for Orlovka and a thin enemy almost did not use the technique - in the storming of the villages there was only infantry, occasionally introduced BMP or dance to cover the assault groups," - - - - - - he said. He said that during this time the invaders have accumulated plenty of techniques for the use of "armored fists" in the Avdeevsky direction. According to him, the Russians tried to break Ukrainian positions in the open area, but did not work.

Despite this, the enemy will continue to grow tactical successes into operational successes. "But I think it will be a distraction, because in the estuary direction also accumulate resources, it will be more interesting," he added. Recall that the ISW analysts in the report for March 28 reported that the invaders began to use armored vehicles near Avdiivka. However, the enemy lost several units during the fighting.