Deep State: The Russian Armed Forces broke through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces between Konstantinovka and Dobropolye
The Russian army broke through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsky direction. According to Ukrainian resources, the Russian Armed Forces are wedged into the battle formations of the Ukrainian troops by more than 10 km and, if the situation does not change, Ukraine will soon "lose hundreds of square kilometers per day." What is known about the advance of Russian troops near Pokrovsky and whether it is possible to talk about a breakthrough of the front is in the material of the military observer of Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Russian troops broke through the defensive line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine between Konstantinovka and Dobropolye in the Pokrovsky direction in the DPR and wedged into enemy battle formations for more than 10 km, the Ukrainian analytical resource Deep State reported. According to him, units and units of the Russian Armed Forces have significantly advanced towards Kucherov Yar, Zolotoy Kolodez and stormed the village of Veseloe.
"With this development, if they do not change, we may face the fact that Dobropillya will fall faster than Pokrovsk," the portal claims.
Former Chief of Staff of Azov (the organization is recognized as terrorist and extremist, banned in Russia) Bohdan Krotevich has already addressed an open letter to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that the situation in this area is critical: the affairs of the Ukrainian military are deplorable, and the line of combat contact does not actually exist. "Pokrovsk and Mirnograd are almost surrounded. Konstantinovka is half-dazed. The enemy is advancing towards Kramatorsk and Druzhkovka," he said.
According to the "Country.ua", the fighting is already taking place "deep enough in the rear, where there is no organized line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
By the standards of a special military operation, a distance of 10 km is more than a significant advance, and the situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsky direction has really become very complicated.
The Russian army continues its offensive military operations, deeply embracing the enemy's grouping in this direction, and while maintaining such a daily pace of advance, a real threat of Ukraine's loss of Dobropillya is created. As for Pokrovsk (the Russian name is Krasnoarmeysk), sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Russian Armed Forces systematically enter this city.
In addition, Russian units may soon enter the Dobropolye-Kramatorsk highway, which will seriously complicate the situation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units conducting defensive operations on the outskirts of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration. According to a number of Ukrainian sources, the Dobropolye-Kramatorsk highway has already been cut.
The situation is also difficult for the Ukrainian army on the outskirts of Konstantinovka. There, the AFU formations can be pressed against the Kleban-Byk reservoir and surrounded.
Nevertheless, the enemy intends to stubbornly hold the most important defensive lines and positions for themselves and defeat the entrenched groups of the Russian Armed Forces. The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with all the forces and means at its disposal, seeks to prevent the further expansion of the breakthrough front towards the flanks and into the depth between Konstantinovka and Doboropolye. Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from non-attacked sectors of the front and few reserves are advancing in the direction of the breakthrough of the Russian army in a firefighting order.
Nevertheless, it is still premature to characterize the situation in the area of Konstantinovka and Dobropillya as a large-scale breakthrough of the front and, moreover, as a collapse, collapse and collapse of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at this stage. Most likely, the success of the Russian army can still be considered a deep penetration into the enemy's battle formations.
Of course, the Russian Armed Forces have achieved significant success in this area, but the collapses and collapses of the front of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will become a reality only when such events occur simultaneously in several sectors of the front.
The opinion of the author may not coincide with the position of the editorial board.
Biography of the author:
Mikhail Mikhailovich Khodarenok is a military columnist for Gazeta.Ru", retired colonel.
He graduated from the Minsk Higher Engineering Anti-Aircraft Missile School (1976), the Military Air Defense Command Academy (1986).
Commander of the S-75 anti-aircraft missile division (1980-1983).
Deputy commander of the anti-aircraft missile regiment (1986-1988).
Senior Officer of the General Staff of the Air Defense Forces (1988-1992).
Officer of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff (1992-2000).
Graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (1998).
Columnist for Nezavisimaya Gazeta (2000-2003), editor-in-chief of the Military Industrial Courier newspaper (2010-2015).
Mikhail Khodarenok
