“Translation: I love counting the dead.”
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You do?
However, I find it absolutely incorrect accusation if this is another of your attempts to insult me.
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Remember to use common courtesy when posting to FR. Leave off the insults and flames, name calling, etc.”
- Mr. Jim Robinson
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UPDATES
“The most interesting updates come from the northern flank of Chasiv Yar. Here, the Russians intensified their assaults towards Kalynivka to directly attack the center of Chasiv Yar from the north.
However, the Ukrainians were readily awaiting these assaults, and so the Russians failed to advance and incurred losses so serious that they had to halt their attacks altogether and make an operational pause.
The goal of the Russian forces is to establish control over Kalynivka to utilize the canal crossing for further assaults on Chasiv Yar. If the Russians effectively exploit this advance, they would avoid crossing the canal from the Kanal district. Instead, attacking the town center from the northern crossing near Kalynivka could prove more efficient.
The Russian assaults on Kalynivka were preceded by an intense artillery barrage, augmented by glide bomb strikes, resulting in the destruction of most of the village. With no buildings left to use as firing positions, Ukrainian fighters withdrew to more favorable positions west of the canal. Subsequently, Russian troops advanced along Lisova Street, reaching the canal crossing.
Destroying all buildings in eastern Kalynivka proved to be a double-edged sword for the Russians. The destruction eliminated any possibility of concealing and protecting their troops from Ukrainian artillery, tank, and drone strikes. As a result, Russian forces were forced to move across open areas, leading to their rapid destruction.
Due to SIGNIFICANT LOSSES WITH LITTLE TO NO GAINS, Russian army morale in this area is very low.
This has led the Russian command to set up BARRIER TROOPS to kill deserters or capture them and send them back to the deadly frontline positions.
Facing a shortage of motivated personnel and struggling to command mostly demotivated troops, Russian commanders deploy only small groups of infantry for assaults.
Another reason for this tactic is the heavy losses in equipment and troops during larger assaults, where Russian forces lose between 40% and 70% of their equipment.
Ukrainian fighters in the area are using up to fifty drones daily to hit twenty-five Russian targets, PRIMARILY targeting Russian armored assault formations attempting to advance.
Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, Roman Mashovets, stated that the number of available tanks for Russian forces in the Chasiv Yar, Siversk, and Kurakhove directions has significantly decreased to 650 tanks. He also noted that the number of combat-ready armored fighting vehicles is now just 1,850.
For context, Russians have lost over 15,000 armored vehicles and 8,000 tanks, with around a dozen of each lost daily. This indicates that the current assault force can only last for a few months before being exhausted and withdrawn from battle.
Russian sources reported that Russian infantry are essentially forced to conduct DISMOUNTED ASSAULTS west of Bakhmut despite heavy Ukrainian drone operations.”