The Ukrainian Armed Forces joined the counter-offensive with new units equipped with Western equipment, hitherto held in reserve.
According to “Forbes”, the 82nd Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, numbering 2 thousand. soldiers and equipped with British Challenger tanks and Marder and Stryker infantry fighting vehicles, was deployed near the village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhia region.
The 82nd Brigade, like the 46th Brigade, was among the last major formations held in reserve by the Ukrainian Army command. Their combination allows Ukrainian units to significantly increase their firepower in one of the two main directions of the counter-offensive.
Earlier, Ukraine’s deputy defense minister Hanna Malar announced that after fierce fighting in recent days, the armed forces had succeeded in retaking the village of Urozajne, which was one of the fortified areas of the Russian army.
According to analysts from the American Institute for War Studies (ISW), Ukrainian forces on Tuesday carried out counteroffensive operations in at least three parts of the front and advanced into the Luhansk region and western Zaporizhia region. . At the same time, Russian defenses make it difficult for Ukrainians in the south to launch a counter-offensive.
Ukraine counter-offensive. Russia prepared its defense well
The New York Times points out that if Ukrainian forces manage to break through Urozajne, they will be only 50 miles (80 km) from Berdiansk. The aim of the operation is to reach the Sea of Azov and through the so-called land bridge between Russia and Crimea, which is important for supplying the Russian army.
The liberation of Urozajny could force Russian troops to retreat south, towards Staromlynivka, to the second line of defense, military analysts quoted in the publication believe.
At the same time, they emphasize that even if Ukrainian forces manage to break through Russia’s first line of defense, they will likely encounter the most powerful fortifications Moscow has built since World War II: trenches, anti-tank barriers and vast minefields.
The large-scale war between Russia and Ukraine began on February 24 last year. The aggression, which Moscow calls a “special military operation”, resulted in the largest armed conflict in this part of Europe since 1945.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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