The battle for Vovchansk continues. And it feels like that this is only the beginning.
It’s totally clear that RUAF will use at this direction more reserves and will try to do that have been written here a couple of weeks ago — they will try to cut the logistics near Kypansk🧵
They have started that advance at this direction mainly with 138 brigade and some assault companies from different regiment.
Right now they deployed at least one battalion of 25 mechanised brigade and one air assault battalion (also recon company, snipers company) of 83 VDV unit
From day to day the launch a different amount of guided bombs. The last time I had a task they used 17 guided bombs.
I don’t whether it’s a lot of not.
But we continue digging.
But, in general, they are constantly firing at our positions.
I just wait when they finally will use other regimens of the 44 AC and 72 division.
Right now in the city they use only infantry. And evacuation is on foot.
When they use some small cars — they burn.
So they need to walk a lot.
From our side I see more (a little bit) artillery and aviation. But the point is to strike deep into Russia.
I hope it will happen now.
Some period of time ago in some unknown place I have met a tank platoon.
Just look at this beauties 🔥
Unfortunately, during a counterattack on May we have lost (burned) one Styker. Another one was abandoned (and lately recovered as far as I am concerned).
And another thing is happening that was told by me: they try to dig at newly occupied territory so it will be hard to make them retreat after that.
Right now they don’t reach a success doing this.
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Yesterday we had a task near Vovchansk and I have a couple words to say about Russian tactics, artillery ammo, some politician bullshit from the USA and others.
A short thread🧵👇
My guys and I left our base at 4:00 in the morning. At 5:00 we were in Vovchansk.
Firstly it was calm. Even bugs didn’t fly a lot and weren’t disturbing me.
We had a task to find/prepare a normal place for our future recon operations.
A couple of places we have found were quite bad and dangerous so we moved forward.
Apart from my gun and ammo I carried approximately 35 kg on me. Firstly it was not bad.
The second part of this year will be the hardest since May 2022 I assume.
Russians are able to push at different directions (Donetsk oblast is a strategic goal for this year). And they do it.
I am sure that we will see new directions such as Northern Kharkiv👇
RUAF right now have enough forces to move them from, for example, Kreminna to Avdiivka without loosing the advancing potentional.
New CAA, new AC, new divisions. They are creating more and more forces. They will reach success this year.
The situation is worse than it used to be during the battle for Avdiivka. Much worse. They concentrate a lot of forces in one place to be able to breakthrough. We just don’t have enough brigades to manoeuvre and react.
In the nearest future I will publish a short thread about the biggest Russian advance near Tonenke, Avdiivka area, where they used a tank battalion in charge.
But right now I would like to say a couple of words about FPV drones and the dillusional reality they have created.
First of all, a short remark: I am totally supportive of FPV drones. With both of my hands.
But U need understand some thing: that’s not a panacea. Not at all.
U see only successful hits on Twitter or TG channels and they create a wrong point of thinking.
Unfortunately, we use so much FPV drones because of lack of ammo for mortars, ATGMs, artillery and even antitank mines.