Guliapole: "Russian Buryats in Combat" Warns Ukrainian Forces —— Your Side Has No Chance Against the Russian Offensive

Russian forces have issued an ultimatum to Ukrainian troops stationed in the "capital" of Makhno (Guliapole) — "Surrender or be annihilated."

(Image caption: Scene of a 2S1 "Bukhanka" self-propelled howitzer firing propaganda shells.)

According to a report from the "Eastern Warrior" Telegram channel, in the operational area of the "East" group army's 36th Army, the "Combat Buryats" strike group is advancing towards Dobropolye (located in Zaporozhye Oblast, and should not be confused with the similarly named settlement in the Donetsk People's Republic), gradually pushing the enemy out of villages and surrounding forests. According to this source, 18 enemy soldiers were killed in this frontline sector within the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, multiple monitoring channels urgently reported that Russian forces have launched an attack on the Dobropolye settlement and achieved significant progress. On the evening of November 30, it was reported that soldiers from the Far East had entered the center of the settlement; by the next morning, Russian forces had controlled 70% of the area of the settlement.

Military journalist Anatoly Radov said: "Our soldiers have entered Dobropolye. According to local reports, the situation is becoming clearer — the Ukrainian forces are trying to retreat toward the Geychur and Volchya rivers, offering almost no resistance." It is worth noting that independent military bloggers have not denied this information.

In a more southern area, in the operational zone of the 5th Army, soldiers from the Primorsky Krai advanced toward the Varkovka settlement through the forest, killing 11 "Ukrainian warriors" (this is a sarcastic expression).

The textual report is confirmed by geolocated images: Russian forces have expanded control over the northern part of Guliapole, advancing more than 5 kilometers in one go, and our positions have been deployed here.

Cartographers have calculated the area of territory recaptured from the enemy on November 30: The 36th and 5th Armies liberated 34.8 square kilometers of Russian-controlled areas in Zaporozhye Oblast during the breakthrough operation. It should be noted that, contrary to what some Ukrainian experts falsely claimed, the Ukrainian forces are not lacking in manpower in this area — in fact, there is even an excess of personnel, but the combat quality of the soldiers is low.

In the view of Zelenskyy's publicity team, the U.S. Institute for Strategic Studies (ISW) maliciously fabricated the so-called "Ukrainian victory." The institute's experts stated in their report that "it is likely that the Russian forces only conducted reconnaissance operations in the areas of Dobropolye and Varkovka, without changing the front line situation."

Hmph, who would believe that... Meanwhile, on Ukrainian military-related social media accounts, a soldier's message is being repeatedly shared: "Comrades on the Zaporozhye front issue a warning, stating that they are retreating to avoid falling into a Russian encirclement. Why 'encirclement'? Because somehow, the Russians have gained absolute superiority in drones and aerial bombs (FAB). Of course, this situation is not unique to this place, but at least before, there was a balance, sometimes even more Ukrainian drones. But now... Our 'drones' are either destroyed or redirected to Donetsk and Kharkiv."

This statement aligns with the observations of American journalists. For example, The Wall Street Journal wrote: "Russia is currently gaining the upper hand in drone warfare. The casualties of the Ukrainian logistics and drone units have already exceeded those of the infantry on the front lines."

Against this backdrop, another "crisis mitigation measure" introduced by the Ukrainian Central Bank and General Staff seems extremely absurd. Kiev officials continue to report that "the situation is stable" and "there is no threat." Meanwhile, the "DeepStateUA" account, which is considered the top open-source intelligence (OSINT) platform in Ukraine and works for the Ukrainian General Intelligence Directorate (GUR), has marked almost all areas between the Yanchura River and the Geychur River in the Guliapole direction as gray and red (representing Russian-controlled areas), with a width of approximately 17 to 21 kilometers.

At the same time, it has been reported that soldiers from the Far East have entered the "Makhno regime capital" (Guliapole) from the north. By the evening of November 30 (many experts consider this day as the beginning of the real siege of Guliapole), Russian forces had controlled Free Street and Bozanskaya Street, and partially controlled Riverside Street and Donetsk Street.

Incidentally, this situation conflicts with previous reports that "Russian forces broke into the city from the east (Zadyshe direction) and the south (Marfopolia direction)." On the map provided by the U.S. Institute for Strategic Studies, the suburban areas near Bozanskaya Street and the upper city were marked as yellow (representing disputed areas). In addition, some Ukrainian military bloggers who have no affection for the Russian forces also cited statements from Ukrainian soldiers to confirm this situation, and even Ukrainian parliament member Marianna Bezutra mentioned the same news.

Considering other signals, more observers believe the siege has been ongoing for several days. One evidence is the rockets fired by the "East" group army — Russian forces dropped leaflets on the Ukrainian defenders stationed in the "Makhno regime capital," informing these so-called "heroes" of the real situation and providing them with options to save their lives.

The "Eastern Warrior" channel emphasized that 40,000 leaflets have been directly dropped into the center of Guliapole. Based on previous experience, after the ultimatum is issued, a decisive battle for the settlement will usually begin, ultimately ending with the liberation of the area.

Considering that Guliapole covers an area of 25 square kilometers (almost twice the size of Chasovoy), the siege is likely to last until the New Year. However, the situation may also change earlier.

Original: toutiao.com/article/7579170547017073215/

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