The Russian military has been struggling with a series of failed large-scale attacks in eastern Ukraine， slowing its offensive due to a “lack of resources to launch simultaneous attacks on multiple fronts．”
Russian forces are trying desperately to break through the Ukrainian front line in the direction of the city of Krahove, just west of the city of Donetsk in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. On September 12, the attack involved 46 vehicles, the largest number ever used in this area at the time. A week later, on the 19th, the Russians attacked with even more vehicles, 52 of them. All attempts ended in failure. The 46th Separate Airmobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Airborne Forces, which holds positions between Donetsk and Krahove, responded with thermite-dispersing drones, commonly known as “Dragon drones,” artillery, tanks, and infantry, destroying, disabling, or damaging 44 of the 98 Russian vehicles in total. In addition, on the 19th alone, 72 Russian military personnel were killed or wounded. “Consider yourself lucky that the enemy managed to escape,” the 46th Airmobile Brigade said in a social media post after Wednesday’s attack. They will survive for the time being,” he wrote, “but not for long. Until the next fierce battle,” he continued. These enormous losses in personnel and equipment are weighing heavily on the Russian military’s offensive in eastern Ukraine. The offensive is currently focused on capturing the Ukrainian-fortified city of Pokrovsk, located about 30 km northwest of Krahove. The current eastern offensive, launched by Russian forces late last year, was progressing steadily until recently. In mid-February this year, Russian troops captured Audivka, another Ukrainian fortress, and then advanced further west toward Pokrovsk, undergoing fierce fighting, coming within about 10km of the city at the end of last month. But now, several weeks later, Russian troops are still some 10km from Pokrovsk. “The Russian military advance in the direction of Pokrovsk is slowing,” Ukrainian think tank the Center for Defense Strategies (CDS) said earlier this week. This is not an isolated incident. According to CDS, the pace of Russian attacks has also slowed in the southern region of Zaporizhia Oblast. In addition, a Russian counterattack has stalled in a salient area of Kursk Oblast in western Russia that Ukrainian forces invaded and occupied last month. The CDS attributes the slowdown in the Russian offensive in Zaporizhia Oblast to a “lack of resources to launch simultaneous attacks on multiple fronts.” *Continue reading at the source Related threads Ukraine releases footage of a spectacular “drone attack” to repel the invading Russian army, destroying vehicles one after another in the Pokrovsk area of eastern Donetsk Oblast [Goma Kanpachi★] Ukrainian army aims for a pincer attack with a new attack axis in Kursk Oblast, aiming to surround a Russian army unit of several thousand people. Russian army counterattack stagnates [Goma Kanpachi★] 17 earthquakes observed after Ukrainian drone attack on ammunition depot reveals shocking scale in Tver Oblast, western Russia (video included) [Goma Kanpachi★] Close aides to former Russian Defense Minister Shoigu arrested one after another, reports of “largest purge in history” may be a way to shift the blame for the failed invasion of Ukraine [Goma Kanpachi★] Ukrainian army unmanned vehicle contributes to clearing trenches in Kursk Oblast in first full-scale battle, defeating Russian army unit [Goma Kanpachi★] Ukrainian army DIY “Saint Javelin” anti-tank missile? Missile parts removed from broken Javelin to be reused as suicide drones [Goma Kanpachi★] Casualties in Russian troops on the rise due to insufficient training: average of over 1,000 casualties per day from May to August this year, expected to exceed that in September, UK analysis [Goma Kanpachi★] Ukraine attacks two new Russian munitions depots, one of Russia’s three largest munitions depots may be the site of a new explosive weapon, “Paryanytsia” (video included) [Goma Kanpachi★].
>>1 As usual, Professor David Axe is desperate to manipulate public opinion. He didn’t mention that they advanced 6km in one day toward Krahove and took control of most of it. imgur.com/pqbvs8r.jpeg imgur.com/mq73bk1.jpeg.
>>1 Original article link The Russian military’s large-scale attacks in the east have failed one after another, slowing down the offensive due to exhaustion, and the Ukrainian side is also in a bind ://forbesjapan.com/articles/detail/73856 『david axe | forbes staff』 ://static.forbesjapan.com/media/author/2287/images/58588afab94ece9a4fabda154ece6e90.jpg.
It seems that the Russian people, who have been told that they are just trying to punish their neighboring country, are more likely to become war-weary when they themselves suffer damage than the Ukrainian people who are being invaded.
Russia still has plenty of room to maneuver; they can bring in soldiers from the countryside, and as long as they have the resources, they can rely on China for weapons without any problems.
In Russia, according to old customs, orders from superiors are absolute. Therefore, there is no command authority in the field and they have to wait for orders from superiors, so superiors have to check on the front lines and give orders. Therefore, it seems that superiors are targeted.
This was the result of not giving even the slightest bit of discretion to those on the front lines in order to strictly maintain the absolute command authority of superiors.
As a result, the highest ranks in the military were held responsible and purges occurred, which led to a spiral of ever-decreasing numbers of capable soldiers, and we continue to this day.
Russian-controlled areas in eastern and southern Ukraine June 2023 September 2024 Hardly expanding What was all this “Russia offensive” for the past year and a half lol.
It may have been different in the past when there was uncertainty due to the fog of war, but with the Ukrainian military monitoring the Russian military’s actions with AI reconnaissance drones from the very start of the battle, repeated hand-to-hand attacks will not produce any results other than a deadly attack.
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