Face to the rapid breakthrough of Russian suicide assault troops, with 110,000 Russian armed forces advancing, the cries of Ukrainian troops on the front lines. On August 13, 2025, local time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff responded to the collapse of the northern wing of Red Army City, stating: "There are a total of 110,000 Russian troops in the direction of Red Army City, and the ones currently breaking through the Ukrainian defense lines are only small groups of Russian suicide assault troops, and the situation is under control." However, from the current battlefield situation, it's not surprising that the Ukrainian frontline troops are crying out, because the Russian suicide assault troops have penetrated too far and deep. The Russian mechanized forces have successfully advanced, and the Ukrainian army's troop movements can't even contain the Russian suicide assault troops, let alone the majority of the Russian forces coming from the rear. This left hook from the Russians is quite impressive, then a right hook, surrounding the rear of Ukraine's Donbas line, which is even more impressive for the Russians.
Due to the sudden collapse of the northern part of Red Army City, the Russian suicide assault troops have carried out continuous attacks for 72 hours, causing the frontline Ukrainian soldiers to exclaim that the front-line situation has gone out of control. It is currently confirmed that Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad area, are surrounded by the Russians, Kostyantynivka is partially surrounded, and the Russians are attacking Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka. In the Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka line, the situation of the Ukrainian forces is a complete mess," according to the Ukrainian side, the main reason for this collapse of the Ukrainian forces is the lack of manpower. The Russian suicide assault troops have already entered the suburbs of Dobropillya city, and if successful, the subsequent Russian forces will follow, and this city will soon be surrounded by the Russians.
It can be said that this round of Russian offensive was launched quietly by the Russian authorities and the Russian military, without the expected scenes of thousands of Russian bombs, tens of thousands of artillery shells, and hundreds of tanks charging forward. Instead, several Russian suicide assault teams charged first, and when they encountered Ukrainian troops, they called upon the Russian Aerospace Forces' Su-34 bombers to drop glide-guided bombs or drones, FPV suicide drones, and loitering munitions for precise strikes, then guided the subsequent Russian forces to arrange the attack routes smoothly.
If the Ukrainian military does not have forces to hold back and push them back, within a week, all Ukrainian forces in the northwestern part of Donetsk Oblast will collapse. Then, the Red Army City might also fall quickly, and Zelenskyy would continue to be stubborn and resist, claiming that the city hasn't been lost, and then the Russians would raise their flag, leading to further concessions from US President Trump to Russian President Putin.
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