The beatdown continues.
Like you say....the number includes all destroyed tanks. Then the other matter stands out there....tanks left there by the side of the road, with no fuel, and taken by the Ukrainians. There’s probably 50 to 100 in that category.
Ukraine: military situation update with maps, April 27, 2022
War in Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP2QApi8G2TKc8NZmeDWSUg/videos
**Overview:
**More and intense attacks (4) on Russian soil last night in the North and East to make the Russian people understand there is a war and to the disrupt RGF supplies. Not all successful.
**Russia will retaliate agains military and civilian decision makers - will be attacks on Kiev
••Starting now and for the next two weeks, most of the units that were damaged in the Kiev attack will be replenished. Enough for one more attempt to destroy the UA; failing, they will need to call up conscripts.
**RGF will be desperate to capture the Donbas area. Right now the RGF in the Kharkiv area are defensive. So the Izyum region south is the focus
**Capture of those regions will the Russians hope make Ukraine surrender or sue for peace on Russian terms.
Summary:
Key areas:
- Izyum bridgehead - successful Russian attack to capture back village of Zavody, also captured village of Velyka Kamyshevakha.
- Russian troops are slowly mopping up corner between Oskil and Siverskiy Donets rivers controlled by Ukrainian side before.
- Attack on Orikhiv, fighting in the town. Unclear outcome of the attack, potentially captured by Russian troops.
1. Kharkiv: positional fighting, heavy shelling by Russian troops.
**Some units of the UA 93rd is in the north, but most are in the Izyum area and suffering heavy casualties.
2. Izyum bridgehead: Russian troops captured village of Velyka Komyshuvakha on the western side of the bridgehead. It is extremely dangerous penetration by Russian troops that potentially could lead to large pocket for Ukrainian troops west of Donetsk. New reinforcement on the bridgehead - 2 battalions from 76 Airborne Division.
**RGF looking for easy way to break out of bridge head - have taken a couple more towns. Steadily pushing UA back.
3. Popasna, Rubizhne and Severodonetsk. Russian troops captured majority of Rubizhne. Popasna is about 70-80% captured by Russian troops. Russian mercenaries - Wagner Group operates in Popasna, also Russian 57 brigade operates there as well.
**No Change. UA slowly sending military unit s from center of country. Shows unit losses are high.
4. West of Donetsk: Avidyivka and Maryinka. Avdiyivaka - never ending attempts of the Russian side to break-through there.
**No Change.
5. Vugledar is in Ukrainian hands.
6. Deep Russian penetration towards village of Zelene Pole near Velyka Novosilka. Ukrainian strongholds are towns of Gulyaypole and Orikhiv, village of Velyka Novosilka. Russian 19D is operating there. Russian troops are consolidating their gains today. Also, 42D has been spotted in the area.
7. Russian attack on town of Orikhiv with potential capture of it.
**Southern UA front not going to hold much longer. Heavy attacks with all forces available.
**International Volunteers Legion lost two US fighters in anti-tank brigade. Both badly wounded.
8. Mariupol: skipped
9. Mykolayiv: positional fighting, exchange of attacks to improve tactical positions, shelling.
**Russian just defending.
**VKF shooting unguided rockets and missiles from long distances - 20-30 miles because of UA anti-air defenses. Becoming less precise and more inefficient.
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Ukraine: military situation update with maps, April 28, 2022
War in Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP2QApi8G2TKc8NZmeDWSUg/videos
**US Lend-lease Act allows Ukraine to acquire M-109s, F-16s. Pushes Russia to more aggressive actions.
**US Lend-lease Act means Russian declaration of war and full drafting of conscripts inevitable now. Will soon start hitting all of the bridges across the Dnpier River to prevent heavy weapons sin large quantities from reaching the Donbas front. Large scale developments to be expected in a month or so.
**North: UA attached and pushed back Russian troops in Kharkiev. Captured POWs from Russians Manned by forced conscripts - surrendered easily. Regular troops pulled to Izyum.
**Izyum: No progress. UA 79th partially surrendered.
**War in Ukraine will post a Russian made video of an attack on a Ukraine town tomorrow.
Summary:
Key areas:
- Izyum bridgehead - successful Russian attack to capture back village of Zavody, also captured village of Velyka Kamyshevakha.
- Russian troops are slowly mopping up corner between Oskil and Siverskiy Donets rivers controlled by Ukrainian side before.
- Attack on Orikhiv, fighting in the town. Unclear outcome of the attack, potentially captured by Russian troops.
1. Kharkiv: small scale Ukrainian attack on villages towards north-east of Kharkiv. Ukrainian forces captured village of Ruska Lozova, also they took control of grey zone villages of Tsyrkuny, and Kutuzove.
2. Izyum bridgehead: No major Russian progress today despite attacks towards Barvinkove and Novo Dmytrivka. It is extremely dangerous penetration by Russian troops that potentially could lead to large pocket for Ukrainian troops west of Donetsk.
3. Popasna, Rubizhne and Severodonetsk. Russian troops captured majority of Rubizhne. Popasna is about 70-80% captured by Russian troops. Russian mercenaries - Wagner Group operates in Popasna, also Russian 57 brigade operates there as well.
4. West of Donetsk: Avidyivka and Maryinka. Avdiyivaka - never ending attempts of the Russian side to break-through there.
5. Vugledar is in Ukrainian hands.
6. Deep Russian penetration towards village of Zelene Pole near Velyka Novosilka. Ukrainian strongholds are towns of Gulyaypole and Orikhiv, village of Velyka Novosilka. Russian 19D is operating there. Russian troops are consolidating there gains today. Also, 42D has been spotted in the area.
**Super flat terrain, no forests.
7. Russian attack on town of Orikhiv was repelled even though Russian troops managed to get into town.
**Russian break thru repelled
**International Volunteers - 2 dead (US & UK), 2 wounded, 1 missing
8. Mariupol: Skipped
9. Mykolayiv: Russian troops carried out small scale attack and captured village of Tavriyske.