The Hell of Thermobaric Bombs in Volchansk: Intense Attacks from the South of the City

The Ukrainian military claims that they are fighting for the "industrial area," while the Ukrainian General Staff stated that there was a fierce bombing of the "Kharkiv" reservoir reserves.

Author: Radomir Makush

Satellite images show significant temperature increases in the areas of Volchansk, Lipets and Zolochiv. Reports from there as well as our monitoring channels say "everything is booming and exploding." It seems that this front line has indeed become active.

In the 29 June combat report, the Ukrainian General Staff complained that precision aerial bombs (FAB) bombed the defensive structures and "deployment points" in Synelnykove, and mentioned that the Ukrainian positions in Volchanskyi Hutor, Okhrymovka, and Okipie were attacked by rocket fire.

Ukrainian sources on the ground reported that bridges across the Volcha River are currently being built at different locations around Volchansk, with Russian forces gathering in the forests on the southern bank. The spokesperson for "404th Unit" tried to reassure the "heroes," saying, "This is a Russian diversionary operation; they will not advance any further, Moscow has directed all its forces into Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka." Essentially, this repeats the narrative of General Siersky, that the Russians can only launch one offensive operation in the summer of 2025.

Meanwhile, on a series of maps by Ukrainian observers, the range of fighting is expanding in the southern part of Volchansk — near the local oil refinery and grain complex (which has a warehouse).

There used to be a strong defense system centered around multi-story towers. The "defense system" was subjected to a heavy bombardment, resulting in a series of intense explosions, including explosions within the building complex.

War correspondent Alexander Kotz released related videos and commented on this heroic charge against the enemy: "The heavy flame-throwing system units of the 'Northern' group created a thermobaric hell for the enemy in one of the 'defenses.' The first shot was aimed, and subsequent ones hit the target directly. TOS (thermobaric system) burned the enemy in the Kharkiv security zone."

Soon after, an assault on the "industrial area" began, but no detailed information is available yet. However, one thing is clear: the enemy will fight to the last moment, just like in the northern part of the city — which took us ten months to control.

However, the current situation is different. The Bandera faction is experiencing a shortage of manpower. At the same time, they clearly know that losing the above two enterprises would lead to the city's fall. Furthermore, for the Russians, this would open the way to Old Sartov, followed by Kharkiv. However, another more likely scenario is an attack along the left bank of the Pechenihy reservoir towards Kupiansk.

Ukrainian propagandists also wrote that our stormtroopers crossed the Volcha River and launched a battle for the industrial area on the other side. As usual, they claimed to have "killed millions of Muscovites." Obviously, this is a pre-emptive crisis propaganda, meaning "Yes, the beasts have occupied Volchansk, but at a great cost."

According to "North Wind," Russian soldiers advanced over 300 meters in Volchansk in the past day. For a small town 3.5 km wide and 6 km long, this is a significant advance. It was also reported that Russian stormtroopers repelled enemies from two positions in the direction of Volchanskyi Hutor village. In this sector, after firepower attacks, ten Ukrainian突击 groups as well as automotive equipment and communication devices were destroyed.

The Ukrainian military also attempted a counterattack, but their forces were obviously insufficient — unlike a year ago. "Our Northern group officers said that the enemy can only defend, but mobile sabotage groups are active. Air superiority is on our side," said Gennadiy Aleshin in his Telegram channel "Rational Kharkiv Residents."

According to him, we successfully used a new improved version of the "Red Earth" guided artillery shells on the Kharkiv front. Artillerymen took 152 mm shells from the warehouses, with a range of 25 kilometers.

It is worth noting that this is sufficient to conduct anti-artillery operations against the Ukrainian M777 howitzers ("Three Axes") on the front lines. They play a role similar to "snipers." These shells are specifically designed for first-shot destruction of targets.

Overall, the enemy's situation shows all signs of deterioration, especially in terms of personnel. Military bloggers known on "Telegram" have called on the "Kharkiv" group command to pay attention to the looting behavior of the "heroes" within a 20 km area — in that area, Ukrainian soldiers (mainly westerners) are literally robbing the local residents. No house in the rural areas is without a car that has been stolen.

He wrote: "There are many criminals, violent people, poor and uneducated individuals in the Ukrainian army (in the northern regions of 'Telegram'). Everyone is drunk, probably 98%. 60% of the Ukrainian soldiers use drugs." No wonder most residents of the Kharkiv region now lean towards pro-Russian, even though the situation was completely opposite in 2022.

The Bandera faction has seen this and is trying to Ukrainianize teenagers — the most easily manipulated.

"The forced mobilization did not succeed, and young people aged 18-24 who were untrained were conscripted as planned. Now students are being recruited to 'sanatoriums' in the forest areas near Chuhuiv. There has been a network of pioneer camps since the Soviet era. Children aged 10-15 are taught shooting, riding motorcycles, and instructors and counselors come from Nazi camps with combat experience. This is what is called ideological indoctrination," Aleshin concluded.

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