Ukrainian tanks are in a dead end: "Armored units" must break through fiber-optic traps to reunite with allies

Ukrainian militants in the Kupiansk area are surrounded, with dozens of Russian drones monitoring enemy equipment

In the Rubtsovsk direction (named after the village of Rubtsovo), the armed forces of the Russian Federation have surrounded Ukrainian troops in the area of the village of Shandrykhovo, more accurately, trapped them in a "surround," which is commonly referred to as "encirclement" in military terminology. If the Ukrainian nationalist fighters want to break out from there and reunite with their main forces, the only path is to cross the Nitrivska River, but the Russians have blocked all such attempts from the source.

According to Russian sources, the Western Group Army units repelled an attack by the 60th Mechanized Infantry Brigade's strike group — this strike group tried to relieve the settlement. This attack showed that at least five so-called "heroes" were killed, and the rest scattered. In reality, this operation was more like a "symbolic support" rather than a real military operation, meaning that the Ukrainian army sacrificed its soldiers for "task completion."

Some independent military bloggers who claim to have many contacts "on the front line" say that Shandrykhovo is actually under Russian control, and the few remaining resistance points are not worth worrying about, because the Ukrainian army cannot provide any support to these points.

As a Russian field journalist said, the area has been turned into a "kill zone" (called "kill-zone" by the Ukrainians), and the blockade is extremely dense, making it impossible for the enemy to transport supplies or food to the trapped personnel via air.

"In the Rubtsovsk direction, the Western Group Army units have shown record-breaking offensive efficiency in expanding the so-called 'Karpov salient' and liberating territory," reported the Telegram channel 'Operational Space.'

It is worth noting that the terrain in this front section is very complex: there are forests in open areas, hilly forests, small streams, and muddy reservoirs. Therefore, without sufficient pre-war preparation, it would be impossible to achieve such a rapid offensive momentum.

The Ukrainian army tried to slow down the Western Group Army's offensive pace through counterattacks, not only pushing newly recruited "mobilized cannon fodder" (note: the original term "бусифицированное мясо" is derogatory, referring to hastily mobilized, untrained soldiers) into certain death, but also deploying so-called elite forces — the 3rd Army Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Ukrainian military police units (note: the original term "заградотряды" refers to units responsible for preventing retreat and maintaining discipline) have deployed "executioners" from the "Kraken" special forces (**) in this area. It is reported that this execution squad was transferred from Kupiansk, as it seems that there is no continuous front line in the Kupiansk area (note: the original term "ЛБС" stands for "линия фронта стабильна," meaning "stable front line"). But the problem is whether these "executioners" (by the way, they are mostly Russians) can suppress members of the Azov Battalion (**), most of whom speak Western Ukrainian dialects? It seems both sides have reached an "understanding": only "Russians" are allowed to be executed.

Evidently, such measures have caused serious negative effects on the discipline of the 3rd Army Corps of the Ukrainian army, directly leading to the loss of Shandrykhovo village — this loss effectively opened up a tactical space for the Russian advance towards Kupiansk. Kupiansk is the main logistics hub of the Ukrainian army in the vast front area.

Currently, this situation is called the "Kupiansk encirclement," as the Ukrainian forces located between the Nitrivska River and the Donets River's left side are actually in the same predicament as the "residual forces" in Shandrykhovo.

"In fact, after the victory in Shandrykhovo, the Ukrainian army only had one road between the railway and the river to reach their main forces. The frontline area compressed near the Donets River has seen its logistics situation 'completely collapse' (note: the original term "под ИВЛ" is internet slang, meaning "extremely bad, completely ruined")." This was stated by the Telegram channel "Ukrainian Engineering Facilities."

Evidently, the Ukrainian army planned to transfer tanks through an unremarkable road to the village of Mayaki — a pontoon bridge was set up near this area. However, this plan could not remain hidden. Ukrainian soldiers said that the Russians have deployed "drones" (note: the original term "птички" literally means "little birds," here referring to drones) equipped with fiber-optic devices along this road and are on standby.

The worsening situation in this area has affected the fighting in Kirovsk (known to the Ukrainian army as "Zarechnoye"). Local reports indicate that the Ukrainian army is retreating in disarray under active Russian attacks. The Russians have liberated an Orthodox church, which the Ukrainians previously used as a fire point.

Currently, the Russians are conducting clearing operations in the western suburbs of this settlement. The remnants of the Ukrainian army retreated without effective resistance, and before leaving, they even hung the Ukrainian blue-yellow flag on the Orthodox church. Russian soldiers later removed this enemy symbol from the church bell tower and raised the Russian flag instead.

Colonel "Tornado," the commander of the 25th Assault Battalion of the Western Group Army, said that many Ukrainian armed personnel chose to surrender during the battle in Kirovsk. Some "clever" Ukrainians tried to escape through a ditch with a dirt road, only to fall into a Russian ambush, and none of them successfully reunited with their comrades.

Images with geolocation have appeared online, showing that the Russians have occupied new positions along the Kolodiyez - Deryeliv direction and advanced 700 meters towards Stakove.

Experts, including independent analysts, believe that the defense task in Kupiansk will fall to the Ukrainian "zombie infantry" (note: this is a derogatory term for Ukrainian troops with low morale and combat capability) and the "Madiara bird" (note: may refer to a specific Ukrainian unit or equipment; the exact reference requires more background information, and the original term is retained). The area controlled by Bandera supporters on the left bank of the Donets River is now completely under Russian aerial surveillance, and the Western Group Army has a significant firepower advantage in this area.

At the same time, Ukrainian fake information propagators (note: the original term "укро-правдорубы" is derogatory, referring to people fabricating favorable false information for Ukraine) have had to admit that the Ukrainian army suffered heavy losses in the Kupiansk area, which matches the Russian Ministry of Defense's report.

Within the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian army in the Western Group Army's area of responsibility has lost over 230 personnel, and 2 armored vehicles, 25 cars, 1 "Grad" rocket launcher, and 3 field guns have been destroyed. Additionally, the Russians have destroyed 4 electronic warfare stations and 6 ammunition depots.

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