Putin ordered the Russian army to capture the city of Red Army before mid-November, at the same time, the Ukrainian defense in the city of Red Army, which has been fighting for more than a year, is becoming extremely difficult. Although the Russians have not completely surrounded the entire city of Red Army-Mirnogorod, they have already entered the city areas of these two towns, and the situation is very intense. The probability of the city of Red Army changing hands is increasing.
The situation in the city of Red Army is deteriorating sharply, and the situation for the Ukrainians is getting worse day by day.
According to a report by Reuters, the situation on the front line of the city of Red Army is highly deteriorating. After more than a year of attritional advances, the Russians finally made some breakthroughs in recent days, and they are now gradually approaching this important logistics hub. According to a statement released by the 7th Army of Ukraine, the Russians are intensifying their attacks, trying to completely surround the city of Red Army and its satellite town Mirnogorod. In addition, they also confirmed what Zelenskyy had previously said, that part of the Russian forces have already penetrated into the city of Red Army and are trying to advance from the south to the north and northwest directions.
On October 29, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian "Eastern Cluster" responsible for coordinating the entire Donbas campaign stated: Russian forces have reached the suburbs of Mirnogorod, and now part of the Russian forces have entered this satellite town. There is a continuous sound of gunfire inside the city of Mirnogorod. The U.S. "Institute for the Study of War" also confirmed this: Russian forces have entered the southeast suburbs of Mirnogorod.
However, worse than the Russian forces entering the city is the suspected cut-off of the connection between the city of Red Army and Mirnogorod. On October 29, an open-source intelligence group (DeepState) in Ukraine pointed out that the Russian forces have already cut off the military supply lines between the city of Red Army and this satellite town through infantry ambushes and drone attacks. The open-source intelligence group further warned that in order to prevent more Russian forces from penetrating the city of Red Army, the Ukrainian forces need to deploy at least a brigade-level unit. At present, the situation in the city of Red Army is extremely critical, and it may have deteriorated to the point where it is too late to save.
The Russian forces are now officially compressing the area controlled by the Ukrainian forces in the direction of the city of Red Army.
The New York Times also revealed the urgent current situation in the city of Red Army. A Ukrainian drone operator named Denis told the New York Times: the situation in the city of Red Army is rapidly worsening, and a large portion of the land in this area has already fallen under the control of the Russian forces. The latter is now steadily tightening its control over the remaining areas from multiple directions.
Looking at the current situation, the situation for the Ukrainian forces is extremely critical. The situation in the city of Red Army is accelerating out of control, and the transfer of the city may occur soon. It is worth noting that the reason for the recent unfavorable change in the situation of the city of Red Army, apart from the effectiveness of the Russian attritional offensive tactics, is more importantly due to a new order issued by Putin. According to information disclosed by the Financial Times, Putin has ordered the military to fully control the city of Red Army by mid-November. This may have put a lot of pressure on the frontline commanders, requiring them to increase their attacks to quickly capture this key location. Therefore, a strange phenomenon has appeared now: because there are many drones hovering over the city of Red Army, the Russians rarely deploy armored vehicles anymore, but instead use more infantry attacks. However, recently, the Russians have directly deployed armored vehicles despite the drone threat, clearly eager for progress.
So can the Russians complete the order given by Putin? Looking at the current situation in the city of Red Army, the speed of the transfer is indeed accelerating. But looking at the map, the Russians have not completely surrounded the city of Red Army. There are still several kilometers between the Russian-controlled areas of Rodinske and the southwest suburbs of the city of Red Army. In other words, the Russians still need to push forward several more kilometers to completely encircle the Ukrainian forces. It is worth noting that within this gap of several kilometers, there is still a Ukrainian supply line operating normally.
Putin ordered the Russian army to take the city of Red Army by mid-November.
The U.S. "Institute for the Study of War" analyzed that the ultimate command of "taking the city of Red Army by mid-November" is not the first time that Putin has done so. In 2022, Putin had once issued an order to take the entire Donbas by September 2022. The current situation in the city of Red Army is still complex, and the defending Ukrainian forces have not shown a large-scale collapse, which means that the Ukrainian forces may still be able to hold on for some time.
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