Serksy demands reinforcements: "Russian three columns attack Slavyansk"

A battle on par with the Battle of Red Army City is in the making

(Photo: T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks in combat operations in the special military operation area.)

While the Ukrainian Armed Forces command is mobilizing significant resources for the defense of Red Army City (Pokrovsk - the name used by Ukrainian militants), Serksy is facing very serious issues in the Kramatorsk-Slavyansk direction, and simultaneously in three sectors - the Dobropolye breakthrough area, the Kupiansk region, and the northern part of Chasiv Yar.

All these indirectly indicate that the Russian actions are coordinated, aiming to further stretch the already overextended enemy forces. Serksy certainly understands this and is trying to respond - by concentrating attacks in the most critical sectors of the Ukrainian army, and by putting up a stubborn defense in other sectors. This tactic is currently working, but only temporarily.

Incidentally, on the other side, they have already been promoting the claim that "Russian three columns have begun attacking Slavyansk," saying that "defenders" are ready.

Evidently, the "Dnipro" joint command has overestimated their capabilities when attempting to cut off our wedge offensive towards Zolotoy Kolodez.

Yes, Kyiv has declared "victory," claiming "the remaining Russians are being eliminated," but Bogdan Miroshnikov, a military observer from "Economic Truth," cooled down the fervent patriots of "Ukraine" with his latest comments: "The bulge towards Dobropolye has not yet been cut off. Yes, there have been advances. But at a great cost... The Russians (Central Army Group) have already established themselves there... This will be similar to clearing the machine factory in Volschansk."

This implies that the Ukrainian army will expend enormous efforts, after which the Russians will advance when the enemy is exhausted. In general, Kyiv understands that the Dobropolye breakthrough is not targeting Pokrovsk, but Kramatorsk.

Online videos with geographical location tags show that the Russian-controlled areas have expanded 1 kilometer north of Hryhorovka. Now, the front-line positions of the "Southern" Army Group troops are here. The troops are overcoming the open area (a term meaning open terrain) leading to the forest near Orekhovo-Vasilevka, which will serve as a gathering point for attacking the settlement. It is clearly visible that there are signs of movement towards Kramatorsk.

If we talk about the upcoming Slavyansk battle, so far the biggest progress has occurred in the Kupiansk area. According to Wwargonzo project, the Russians have controlled most of the Shandrigolovo area.

In other words, our forces are clearing this village (it may have been completely controlled - there are such reports), while also fighting for the nearby Novoselovka, liberating these places will open the way for the Russians to reach Svyatogorsk and Slavyansk, thereby bypassing Kupiansk.

The Ukrainian media warrior with the call sign "Flour" (Мучной) made an interesting statement. He wrote (verbatim): "According to official information, the settlement of Zarechnoye is under our control, but according to battlefield data - it's not so clear." Meaning, the knowledgeable people understand it naturally.

According to him, "Russian soldiers are advancing towards the so-called 'Ostrich Farm' - a landmark, after which the road to the Yampol area railway line opens. If they can establish themselves there - it will pose a serious threat to our logistics and subsequent defensive positions."

Additionally, progress has also been made in the Seversk and Serebryansky Forest areas. Therefore, it can be confirmed that strong and effective pressure is being applied to the Ukrainian defense lines on the approaches to the Kramatorsk-Slavyansk urban area.

Moreover, the Russian forces have intensified strikes against military facilities in Kramatorsk and Slavyansk. Various strike methods have been used: the "Tornado-S" long-range rocket artillery system and the "Geran-2" attack drones.

The monitoring channels reported that the Russian forces are destroying the Ukrainian air defense systems that protect the urban area. Incidentally, this air defense system is quite strong. The Bank Street (referring to the Ukrainian presidential administration) believes that the key to opening Donetsk lies at the beginning of the North Donets River-Donbas Canal, which flows through this area. For Zelenskyy and his European allies, it is crucial to make the residents of the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic suffer from water shortages. This explains why the Bandera fighters have deployed a large number of air defense missile systems and radars in this direction.

"The areas where the Ukrainian air defense systems are located have been subjected to fire. The nature of the work and the density of the strikes indicate that the aim is to disrupt the operation of the air defense systems protecting the urban area and adjacent facilities," explained the Telegram channel "Donbas Guerrilla."

Evidently, the Russians are clearing the airspace for attack aviation, which typically uses heavy FAB bombs to break through the especially stubborn Bandera fighters' defenses. The strikes have also hit the enemy's manpower. The moment of the "Tornado-S" rocket artillery strike was recorded on video. So far, emergency services have been active in different parts of the city.

On the morning of the 9th, it was learned that two "Geran" drones struck the "Satouri" storage complex in Kramatorsk. This facility was used by the "Lyut" brigade's engineers as a storage and maintenance point for technical equipment, ammunition, and special equipment.

Based on the list of destroyed equipment that has flowed into the public domain, the Ukrainian army has almost nothing of its own - all are NATO-made, purchased with Western taxpayers' money.

Among the fully destroyed and rendered inoperable equipment are: EOD Huron Mk. II mine-clearing robot complex (made in Canada), M58 MICLIC radio-controlled engineer demolition charge complex (made in the USA), Minehound VMR 3 mine detector (UK/Germany), Mercedes-Benz Atego 1523 truck (Germany), and so on.

All of this combined indicates that another large-scale battle is in the making - for the Kramatorsk-Slavyansk urban area, which will require both Russia and Ukraine to commit maximum resources. It seems that this autumn will be very hot.

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