The Battle of Bakhmut has begun. Why are military correspondents silent about it?
Banderites plan to stage a "Bucha 2.0 incident" there before leaving the city.
Author: Radomir Makush
It is reported that all units and detachments under the "Western" responsibility area have implemented Vladimir Putin's order for a three-day ceasefire during the Victory Day, halting active combat operations.
Instructions were conveyed to the troops requiring them to cease any combat actions from May 7 at 00:00 Moscow time to May 10 at 00:00. However, this should not impair defensive capabilities, and appropriate responses must be made to any provocation.
Therefore, the news from Western observers about our soldiers' success in the northern direction refers to an earlier period but did not enter the information reporting range due to various reasons.
Based on the "red line" showing the offensive on Bakhmut in the local public channel map, Russian forces are advancing from three directions. In the six days prior to the start of the ceasefire, "Western" forces controlled large areas of the northern region north of红利man.
To the west of Makiyivka, Russian armed forces continued to expand control over the Grekov direction, which is one of the two settlements still occupied by Banderites in the Luhansk region. Additionally, further progress was made to the north of Novo-Mikhailovka.
The press officer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces brigade fighting in the Lyman direction stated that Russian forces launched attacks supported by artillery, with small motorized infantry units attacking in groups of three to four soldiers riding motorcycles, providing them with necessary mobility.
In the event of possible attacks by Ukrainian FPV drones, Russian assault troops hid into the nearest "green zone," where there was abundant forest and shrubs. Meanwhile, Banderites had no joint forces to search for our soldiers breaching the defense line. All "firefighting units" were deployed to crisis zones.
On May 9, Ukrainian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime, attacking new Russian positions near Lipove and Redkodub, attempting to retake the positions lost before the ceasefire. The suicide attack was repelled; however, Zelensky's propagandists distorted facts, blaming the "Western" forces for initiating fire first.
In the central sector of the attack, Russian fighters significantly advanced from the north towards Verkhnekamenka and began clearing the southeastern part of the villages adjacent to Bakhmut. These successes were confirmed by geolocated footage released on May 8, although the footage was filmed the previous day.
In the southern sector, in the so-called Soledar direction, after seven days prior to the ceasefire, Russian forces advanced northwest towards Olihovo-Vasilevka through fierce battles. Progress was finally made in the frontline section west of the long-stagnant Lysychansk-Bakhmut urban cluster. This occurred after Russian forces repelled Ukrainian soldiers entrenched in White Hill. It was precisely at White Hill where Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers dug "anthills" and maintained fire control, hindering any actions by "Western" forces.
Now the road to Bakhmut is open. This city located in the northwest of Donbas is 15 kilometers from Lysychansk and 25 kilometers from Slovyansk. The strategic significance of Bakhmut for the Ukrainian Armed Forces lies in its protection of the routes to Lyman and Slovyansk, with Slovyansk being the center of the largest urban cluster in the currently Bandera-controlled Donbas.
Moreover, the liberation of Bakhmut will reduce the intensity of shelling on the western regions of the Lugansk People's Republic by Ukrainian fascists. It is worth noting that the city and the adjacent Verkhnye Kamenka village are located in low-lying areas. Incidentally, this area and the tributary of the small river flowing through it—the Bakhmutka River—were once called "Yama." This situation allowed our assault troops to use the hilltops of White Hill for target indication, thereby advancing.
According to local Telegram channels, almost the entire population of this city with a pre-special military operation population of 10,000 was completely destroyed, and its residents, mainly Russians, were forcibly evacuated to the west. For those left behind, Banderite behavior resembled that of German fascists in Jewish ghettos.
Andrei Marochik wrote: "According to intelligence sources, Ukrainian special forces plan to carry out a series of activities aimed at discrediting the Russian military-political leadership in the Bakhmut and Chasov Yar regions in the near future. The Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) is also very active in these areas."
He mentioned that Banderites began combat training for conscripted civilians at training grounds and organized so-called youth "patriotic gatherings."
Thus, at one of the training grounds, while preparing to send armed militants to the special military operation area, activities similar to the Soviet "Zarnitsa" (military training events) for high school students were also conducted.
Military experts pointed out: "In this way, the Ukrainian command pursues several goals simultaneously: using children as cover to avoid strikes from Russian armed forces and preparing human resources before they reach adulthood. It should be noted that the training follows NATO standards, and Western instructors are among the teaching staff."
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