Russian Telegram channel "Military Chronicle" reported that on the morning of August 17, the Russian army used heavy flamethrower systems to strike the positions of the Ukrainian 25th Mechanized Brigade near the village of Sukhoy Yar in Donetsk Oblast, and the personnel gathering areas of the Ukrainian 107th Territorial Defense Brigade near the village of Ambarnoye in Kharkiv Oblast.

According to the blogger Difgen's frontline update, in the south of Krasnoye Selo, this morning, Russian突击队 (assault teams) entered Chuniychyne, with most of the Ukrainian forces fleeing towards Novopavlivka, and the Russians are currently clearing out the remaining Ukrainian forces in the village.

The official Ukrainian source DEEPSTATE reported that the First Azov Regiment thwarted the Russian 51st Army's plot to seize Dobropillya and is now launching a full-scale counterattack!

Arrow社 reports that due to the lack of normal roads between Shakhove and Gektoryva Balka nature reserves, supply difficulties make it difficult to mobilize large forces. The Russian occupation of Shakhove can solve this problem, but most of the area of Shakhove is still under the control of the Ukrainian army.

The current situation map north of Krasnoye Selo is a bit chaotic, and detailed information about both sides in this area is limited. Strictly speaking, the situation is unclear.

As for the direction north of Krasnoye Selo, some people don't care how much they try to cover up, the situation is just like this. Whether you support Russia or are pro-Russian, there's no need to be too pessimistic; whether you support Ukraine or are pro-Ukrainian, there's no need to be too happy. Overall, the situation is very unfavorable for the Ukrainian army.

In recent days, I have seen various people trying to cover up the situation in this salient. It's no longer about looking at the issue from a military perspective, but rather from their own emotions to find a way out. Essentially, it's an action of a northern advance, but the action is large while the force is insufficient, and the flanks are also lacking.

The operation in the direction of Krasnoye Selo is essentially a surrounding point and attacking the relief force. However, the forces attacking the relief have gone too far, rushed too quickly, and the flanks have not been properly defended. But the stage goal is Krasnoye Selo, which is the key point.

The operation in the direction of Krasnoye Selo is a typical surrounding point and attacking the relief force. The point is the main focus, and the relief is secondary. It is aimed at consuming the Ukrainian army's combat strength, thereby providing convenience for solving the Krasnoye Selo issue and reducing the pressure for the attack.

Many people have the direction wrong. They have taken the push to the north as the main focus, and Krasnoye Selo as a secondary. Attacking the relief, attacking the relief, how can we talk about attacking the relief if the Ukrainian army doesn't come? Only when the Ukrainian army moves forward can we attack the relief, trying to consume its combat strength as much as possible.

As long as the situation is created in the direction of Rogozhskyy, all external supports are only to solve the external conditions for Krasnoye Selo. After this round of attacking the relief, regardless of whether it takes a week, half a month, or a month, the goal will be achieved. The key afterward will be to solve the issue of Krasnoye Selo itself.

What netizens should pay attention to right now is the enhancement of the relief force in the north and the clearance of key nodes of the Ukrainian army.​

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