On August 3, the Russian forces launched a surprise offensive in the east, entering about 10 kilometers in the Ukrainian defensive lines towards Dobropillia, a small war -torn village, known for its rich coal deposits. The struggles in that continuous area, but the Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski believes that the battle for Dobropillia was not a success for the Russian army, reports The War Zone.
Ukrainian artillery on the profimia photo front
“We believe that this operation disturbed the Russian summer offensive campaign,” he told reporters.
The Ukrainian commanders acted promptly in front of the deepest piercing made by the Russian army in the last year, so they sent the Azov Corps in the National Guard to the area. He, one of the elite units, took over the management of the counter -offensive.
Lieutenant-Colonel Arsen “Lemko” Dmitrik, the head of the unit, offered a detailed analysis of how the Ukrainian forces managed to change the state and what could follow, given that hostilities on that front were not completed.
How did Russia manage to pierce the Ukrainian defense near Dobropillia?
The area was one of the hottest points of the front, Russian forces, including marine infantrymen, managing to pierce “our first line of defense, entering the tactical positions of our army”.
These forces counted 100,000 people, says Dmitrik.
In the first instance, to counteract the assault, the Ukrainians used to recognize, which allowed access to the attack plans.
In the next step, several Ukrainian forces came into action, who united their forces to stabilize the front. More than 100 Ukrainian commanders from different military wings took part in the operation and a command center was created to organize 10 units in countercake missions.
“This command center was built around a base in Azov. On the other hand, different commanders have brought their own unique knowledge. It cannot be said that it has brought us the main success.” It is a common success. “
The tactics of the Russians
The Ukrainians sent small groups to attack on the flanks and this way the area of infiltrated Russian soldiers began to clean. In some sectors of the front the Russian soldiers surrendered, but Russia sent several forces there, and the autumn season will not allow them to camouflage much.
“But the enemy still learns. Each time, the enemy uses new tactics,” he points out, noting that the foliage will not serve too much time to cover the Russian troops.
The officer also details the Russian assault tactics.
“The enemy uses tanks and armored vehicles to make a breach in Ukraine's defense lines. After making this breach, they send infantry into ordinary vehicles or motorcycles. So their tactics is to send advance with a tank, which is a special tank. It has radio-electronic war and special anti-mine equipment.
“Usually, before the tank, I can send more motorcycles to cleanse me. We call this tank fist. So, when this tank fist makes a hole in Ukrainian defense, Russian infantry uses either motorcycles or light vehicles, such as buggy.
He explains that the attack does not take place with columns of tanks, but with a group that five-six vehicles of various types, of which the first is the tank.
Is there a air support?
According to Dmitrik, the Russians especially use artillery support, followed by the one provided by drones, and aviation is a rare presence.
The reason are the Ukrainian, ubiquitous drones. In these circumstances, the tactic of the Russians was to launch assault missions under difficult conditions, for example on rainy days, when drones cannot attack.
How the Ukrainians are defended
Ukrainian defenders use physical barriers such as trenches but me, and especially drones – of several types.
But the Ukrainians do not completely give up tanks – at least two or three tanks are always ready to intervene, which are used especially for defensive purposes.
The battle did not end
The enemy was stopped, but the battle is not ready, the battles are still on that front, near Dobropillia, says the Ukrainian officer.
As for the capacity of the Russians to launch a new offensive in the same area or in another portion of the Donetk front, the head of the Azov unit says that they are probably capable of other assault actions, but not at the summer offensive, especially after the human losses suffered.
“As of August 3, 5,000 Russian soldiers have been killed. We don't count the wounded now […] We have eliminated hundreds of vehicles and various equipment, and they have thousands of wounded soldiers. ”
At the same time, 80 Russian soldiers were taken prisoners, a number not necessarily big, but significant.
Despite the failed offensive, the main objective of the Russians is to advance on both fronts and eventually reach Pokrovsk, about 19 kilometers south of Dobropillia.
“The enemy tried to enter the city using small assault groups. I do not use vehicles. But our units that defend Pokrovsk and Myrnograd [la câțiva kilometri spre est]I actually kill many enemies, ”says the Ukrainian officer.
