To reach "specific borders" by March: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation advanced to Ivanivka, seized starch - ISW

About it writes "Institute of War Study" in the summary of January 20. The Russian soldiers have previously claimed that the Armed Forces had departed from the position near the settlement. Geolocated footage, published on January 20, showed that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation slightly advanced to the east of Ivanivka (20 km from Kupyansk).

The footage, published on January 18, show some promotion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to the east of Zolotarivka (17 km from Kreminna). On January 20, a serviceman of one of the Ukrainian brigades operating in the Lyman direction stated that Russian troops were running an infantry offensive with the support of armored vehicles in the Liman direction.

According to him, a large number of Russian tanks, BMPs and armored vehicles are moving in an unknown area in the direction of the estuary, and that Russian troops suffer significant losses of armored vehicles in the area. It is reported that the strengthening of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Lyman direction may be related to the order of management to reach "specific borders" by a certain date, perhaps through the presidential election in March.

At the time of writing this report, the ISW has not yet observed significant columns of Russian armored vehicles in Kupyansk or Lyman directions. The emergence of such columns and constant mechanized attacks will be considered as the main signs of a large-scale Russian offensive, as well as the successes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the Kupyansk-Svatove-Rootin. Russian troops have recently advanced southwest of Bakhmut.

Geolocated footage for January 20 shows that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation advanced in a small forest belt northwest of Klyshchiyivka. Ukrainian and Russian sources have reported battles northwest of Bakhmut in the Bogdanivka area; west of Bakhmut near Ivanovsky; And southwest of Bakhmut in the area of ​​Klicchivka and Andreevka. Russian sources reported the capture of Bogdanivka, but later specified that the Ukrainian forces still retain control of part of the settlement.

The ISW has not yet revealed the visual evidence of these successes. It is reported that on January 20, Russian troops advanced to the southern outskirts of Avdiivka. Several Russian military bloggers stated that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation had captured the Ukrainian fortress near the restaurant "Tsarske hunt" (500 meters south of Avdiivka), broke through Chernyshevsky Street and sports and moving north towards Avdiivka Street Soborna Street.

"Activities" also claim that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation captured the settlement of Stotovat on the southern outskirts of Avdiivka. ISW has no visual evidence of this yet. Some Russian sources claim that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are focused on the interception of the Marinka-Vugledar road. The occupation group of troops also slightly advanced in the border area of ​​the Donetsk-Zaporozhye region.

The shots with geolocation for January 20 shows limited successes of the Russian Federation to the southeast of the Harvest (10 km south of the Great Novosilka). Russian and Ukrainian sources report that positional battles took place south of the Golden Niva and south of the Great Novosilka in the Urozhayny and Staromayorsky area. On January 20, Russian and Ukrainian troops continued positional battles in the West of Zaporizhzhya region.

Russian and Ukrainian sources reported that positional fights continued in the area of ​​the robot and in the Verbov area. As of January 20, the defense forces retain positions on the Left Bank of the Kherson region. There were no changes in the front line in this section. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that the Armed Forces repelled 10 attacks by Russians on the left bank.

The Russian "military" reported that the weather was holding back operations on the left bank, but a representative of the occupation administration in the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo stated that the Armed Forces had recently resumed attempts to force the Dnieper after ice on the river.

According to the UK Ministry of Defense, Russian troops, apparently, will continue to attempt to knock the Armed Forces from positions near the Krynoks in the coming weeks, despite human losses that are growing. It should be reminded that, according to the focus of military analysts, Russian President Vladimir Putin will attack NATO countries, and in the next 50 years there will be a global conflict.