Greater breakthrough by Russian forces! In the north of Red Army City and east of Dobropillya, Russian forces confirmed that they occupied Xindonbass, Shakhov, Varny, and entered towns such as Ivanivka, Zolotokolodiyaz, Rubizhne, Dorozhne, and Kucheryvka within a day. The Ukraine and Russia continue to fight in these villages and towns, but the Russian breakthrough is too fast, it seems that the Ukrainian army has already failed to block it...
In Vladimirovka, the Ukrainian army's counterattack pushed back the Russians, but the Russians are still near the northern part of the village. Among these villages, except for Zolotokolodiyaz, most of them had only a hundred people before the war. The defense line relying on these villages is weak, and the Ukrainian fortifications have not been completed yet. There is a gap between the anti-tank ditches and dragon teeth obstacles, and they are mostly rushed and of poor quality, with most of them directly occupied by Russian突击分队. The Ukrainian army originally intended to rely on several important slag mountain high points, but they also failed to withstand the Russian attack.
The Ukrainian defensive works are composed of several battalions from different sources, while the Russian attacking units, in addition to the previous 5th and 9th Motorized Rifle Brigades and two independent regiments, also appeared the 132nd Motorized Rifle Brigade - all units come from the 51st Army of the Southern Military District, which was originally the Donetsk militia.
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