Russia-Ukraine War
Russia-Ukraine War
Russia-Ukraine War
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Moscow’s troops used the same tactic to pinch Velka Novosilka, which allowed their recent capture of the city after the city of eastern Ukraine.
By consistent meheut
Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine
Based on their push in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces have taken some other small towns, according to army experts, taking another step in their crushing push to conquer the entire Donetsk region.
Battlefield letters from independent teams analyzing satellite photographs and fighting photographs show that the city, Velyka Novosilka, is now under Russian control, and the Kremlin claimed its capture on Sunday. Ukrainian infantrymen identified their withdrawal from the city’s maximum, but said their troops had set foot on the northern outskirts.
Although this gain is modest compared with Russia’s recent seizure of nearby Ukrainian strongholds like Vuhledar and Kurakhove, it underscores the effectiveness of a tactic that Moscow has been employing to take one town after another in eastern Ukraine: using its overwhelming personnel advantage to attack relentlessly, gradually trapping Ukrainian forces in a pincer movement and forcing them to retreat to avoid encirclement.
“From a tactical perspective, their technique is correct: they understood their functions and benefits and used them effectively,” said Major Ivan Sekach, a press officer of the 110th Brigade of the Ukrainian Army Brigade, who defended the region, in an interview “It would not be accurate to affirm that Russians do not know how to fight. “
Maj. Sekach said Ukrainian troops were fighting with a river at their backs that operated very well, adding that for more than two weeks, ammunition and food had to be delivered via drones.
“The reinforcements of the troops have to cross the river, which is a very complex operation,” he said, pointing out that Russia “of course aware of this. “
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