The ZSU there is capable of 'containing' the VSRF.
Read: the Russians have a bridgehead, but are unable to transfer their heavy equipment to the western side: whenever they try to construct a pontoon bridge and bring 'armour', this is destroyed.
In turn, this means the Russians are 'limited' to infantry's grinding', and coming forward only extremely slowly. Since they are running out of resources even for their main campaigns - Toretsk & Pokrovsk - they do not have enough reinforcements and supplies to 'exploit' the bridgehead on the Oskil River.
More information is becoming available with time. Multiple Ukrainians said "columns" were destroyed. Damaged and destroyed vehicles blocked other vehicles, which were then damaged and destroyed. It's safe to say that "a lot" was destroyed, whatever amount that is.
Zelensky said that russia is accumulating forces along the Ukrainian border to attack sumy region. In the meantime putin announced that Ukraine should have demilitarized zones in the northeast.
How serious, in your opinion, are these statements and is there a threat of the sumy region being captured (or at least the border zone)?
So, and from all these 'accumulated forces for an attack on the Sumy Oblast' - there were only two 'FSB-controlled' battalions of the Border Guards, and one battered motor-rifle regiment defending Sudzha, which is why the same fell, although the initial Ukrainian attack took two days to reach the town?
Danke schön Tom, thanks Don.
Thanks for this Don.
What about the russian bridghead over the Oskil river? It's a potential danger, or the VSRF would need sustancial forces to exploit it?
The ZSU there is capable of 'containing' the VSRF.
Read: the Russians have a bridgehead, but are unable to transfer their heavy equipment to the western side: whenever they try to construct a pontoon bridge and bring 'armour', this is destroyed.
In turn, this means the Russians are 'limited' to infantry's grinding', and coming forward only extremely slowly. Since they are running out of resources even for their main campaigns - Toretsk & Pokrovsk - they do not have enough reinforcements and supplies to 'exploit' the bridgehead on the Oskil River.
Thanks Don. Any information how significant the equipment losses for Ukraine were in the final retreat?
More information is becoming available with time. Multiple Ukrainians said "columns" were destroyed. Damaged and destroyed vehicles blocked other vehicles, which were then damaged and destroyed. It's safe to say that "a lot" was destroyed, whatever amount that is.
Some of the captured vehicles are begining to be posted by pro-Russians in the internet. Some are viable for false flag/exploitation opns by the VSRF.
Thanks Don and Tom for the updates, looking forward to more.
Thanks for update.
Zelensky said that russia is accumulating forces along the Ukrainian border to attack sumy region. In the meantime putin announced that Ukraine should have demilitarized zones in the northeast.
How serious, in your opinion, are these statements and is there a threat of the sumy region being captured (or at least the border zone)?
So, and from all these 'accumulated forces for an attack on the Sumy Oblast' - there were only two 'FSB-controlled' battalions of the Border Guards, and one battered motor-rifle regiment defending Sudzha, which is why the same fell, although the initial Ukrainian attack took two days to reach the town?
Thank you very much.