Road T0403 is the route to Beryslav that supplies π·πΊ foothold on Inhulets.
Checkpoints on a way to Beryslav: 1. Novooleksandrivka 2. Dudchany 3. Mylove - Novokairy
While π·πΊ is fortifying Lynam and waiting for the reinforcement, πΊπ¦ want's to cut all the available routes for that.
The Krasna river upstream basin is covered by ravines and shaped by 3 tributaries Kobylka, Duvanka and Hnyla.
The area is poorly developed with roads in the valleys along the rivers.
The most mobile army will benefit the most from this terrain.
Hills are NW-SE oriented that makes them less attractive for defense
Main roads
P66 - Shortest route π·πΊ - Troitske - Nyzhnia Duvanka - Svatove. The backbone of π·πΊ supply, the closes one to front line in the valley of Hnyla river and already looks more like a route than a road.
There is a detour through Tymonove that leads to Nyzhnia Duvanka.
πΊπ¦ development of Lyman front and expansion of Kupiansk - Dvorichna foothold opens up a lot of options an a battle for Svatove.
π·πΊ troops are squeezed from 3 sides and still holding their positions assumingely without full information.
1. Main Oskill foothold Sviahohirsk -Borova axis 2. Kupiansk bridgehead has also expanded in last days 3. Lyman defense with Zarichne -Kreminna corridor.
πΊπ¦ managed to strike in the middle of it, according to π·πΊ sources, and moving uphill to meet at Nevske
4. Zherebets offense - target to close up π·πΊ troops in Lyman by catting of any escape routes over this area.
Western banks are steep and forested so πΊπ¦ can throw defense into a valley.
Unfavorable terrain is marked by absence of fields.
What does 300 000 mobilized units means
3rd AC was prepared in 3 months and that was 15k
300k ~ 20 Corps's
How long could it take and what the structure of those regiments would be
So what about π·πΊ reserves to meet this goal
Once again best charts from @Volodymyr_D_
Let's assume that only 30% are in proper conditions
13k (4k) Tanks
15k (4.5k) APVs
7k (2k) short range / 5k (1.5k) long range Artillery
3k (1k) MLRS
From 29 of August by OC South reports Russia has lost 125 Tanks
In case there were 30BTGs ~ 300 tanks Ukraine has managed to destroy 40% of all available tanks in the area.
The front should fall on 30% threshold.
Also 125 Artillery units were lost both towed and self propelled.
It's should be a half of all the available artillery according to original estimates
also more than 60% of original tanks were destroyed
π·πΊ should be close to the edge, or is it?
in 2014 these BTGs comprised a tank company, three mechanised infantry companies, two anti-tank companies, two or three artillery batteries, and two air-defence batteries.
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