The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are preparing to break through Avdiivka because they failed to surround it - isw

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation recently advanced north of Avdiivka and the southern outskirts of Avdiivka, and the forces of defense have recently achieved slight success south of the settlement. The occupiers have changed the plans a little and now they will not try to surround the city, instead they will try to break through there. This is stated in the report for January 25, the US Institute of War Study (ISW).

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have a promotion in the northwest of Avdiivka to the southwest of the steppe and along the street in the most southernmost residential area of ​​Avdiivka. The Ukrainian forces recently advanced 100 meters near the royal hunting restaurant.

According to the Russian side of the Armed Forces, the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces were counteracted by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, trying to return lost positions near the restaurant "Tsar's Hunting". Positive battles continued to the northwest of Avdiivka near Novobakhmutivka and Stepov, in the southern outskirts of Avdiivka, south of Avdiivka near Experimental and Spartak, west of Avdiivka near Severny and southwest of Avdiivka near Nevel and Pervomai.

The NSU stated that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation began to use less armored vehicles, relying more on small groups of infantry for reconnaissance and storming. "It seems that Russian troops are preparing to break through Avdiivka after they have not been able to surround the settlement.

Russian troops recently concentrated offensive operations in the southern residential district , much lower than the initial waves of the Russian mechanized attack on the flanks of Avdiivka in the fall of 2023, " - said the analysts of the institute. ISW also noted that the total pace of Russian offensive operations indicates that the Russians preferred battles through Avdiivka quarter after the southern residential district limited success.

40,000 people have been accumulated near the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and are preparing to increase offensive action on the city. "The hypothetical loss of Ukraine Avdiivka would not be threatened to violate the defense of Ukraine of Donetsk region, even if the Russian troops will eventually achieve expensive tactical success in the city over the following months,"-summarized at the Institute of War Study.