12 May: CONVOYS ABLAZE! Ukrainians Destroy Russian Convoys Already at the Border | War in Ukraine

12 May: CONVOYS ABLAZE! Ukrainians Destroy Russian Convoys Already at the Border | War in Ukraine

today there are a lot of updates from the harv direction here Russian started a new offensive operation to push back ukrainians by up to 20 km from the border and set the ground for further operations aimed at KV the second largest city in Ukraine for this ambitious effort Russians allocated 50,000 troops 400 tanks 930 armored vehicles and 900 artillery pieces Russians have been building up forces in this area for a long time and have attempted to conceal their troop movements in order not to draw suspicion however it was soon realized that Russians were deploying their troops and heavy equipment by Railways to isolated parts of the ksk region only for Russian units to march to their deployment points in the BGR region to further reinforce the northern grouping of forces Russians also redeployed units from kopans to support the har offensive Russians had been preparing for this operation for a while with severe missiles strikes on the energy infrastructure in kariv destroying a very significant part of it and causing an energy deficit in the whole region Russians also targeted Ukrainian forces concentrations equipment and Command Post in kariv which shows that Russians were preparing for an offensive operation ukrainians knew this and prepared a network of Mighty fortifications to hold any Russian attack in the direction of KV or north of kupiansk Ukrainian Military Intelligence even predicted the approximate start of the Russian offensive around the middle of May it is important to knowe that only 32,000 soldiers are deployed in the belor region for an offensive on karif while 10,000 are in the ksk and 8,000 in the Brians region the commander of this Northern grouping of forces is General Alexander Lapine who has an abysmal reputation in the Russian army for two significant defeats precisely in the harf region during past Ukrainian counteroffensive operations before the start of ground assaults Russians initiated an intense barage of artillery and Rocket systems as well as Glide bombs deployed by the Russian Air Force the goal was to suppress Ukrainian firing positions and soften their defenses along the border before the ground operation started on top of that Russians are trying to make the deployment of reinforcements and supplies difficult for ukrainians by destroying two significant bridges in zebin and stff as a result of such severe shelling and bombardment tremendous damage was inflicted on Ukrainian settlements at the border most of the town of vens was destroyed overnight due to the intense bombardment the offensive effort is divided into two acts one towards the village of lipy and the other towards vens in the lipy direction Russians deployed small assault groups across the border to secure the nearby border settlements for further advances Russian forces managed to advance up to 4 km across the border and initiated engagements near the villages of STNA PNA K and boriska even though Russian sources reported that these Villages were captured it is essential to knowe that they were and contined to be in the gray Zone maintaining a permanent presence in them is problematic and entails inevitable destruction meanwhile in the direction of fens the situation is much more complicated for the Russians because it is a town of 177,000 people V is just 5 kilm away from the border in contrast the immediate border settlements of platka andish are sides of fighting places very close to Russian positions by the looks of it with the destruction of a bridge in nearby zabina Russians strive to reduce supplies to vens likely in an attempt to weaken Ukrainian defenses for an easier takeover of the Town however vens is approximately the same size as chessar and Korva both sides of intense battle in donbas where Russians allocate tens of thousands of troops for such Urban fighting Russian forces in hariv do not have that many troops so unless they redeploy more they will not be able to take V Chans and progress Beyond tiny border settlements as a result of dense concentrations of Russian forces during the offensive they quickly became targets of drone operators of the 42nd mechanized Brigade this is because the Ukrainian Military Intelligence warned the military which deployed this drone open operators that had proved their Effectiveness and efficiency in the bakod direction a Russian column of four bmps and the truck was ambushed and destroyed right after crossing the border graphic footage shows that the ambushes were so severe that Russian soldiers finished themselves Off With Grenades when they realized that help was not coming there were multiple waves of attacks one after the other as new batches of soldiers and Equipment were detected and destroyed precisely at the same place where the prior column was damaged Russians made the mistake of concentrating several armored vehicles in one place making them priority targets Russians also made the mistake of parking their bmps in vast open areas likely because they thought there would be no resistance still Ukrainian drone operators were actively working in the area Russian soldiers were confident enough in the safety of K’s direction that they drove on unprotected roofs of their bmps which had only made it easier for Ukrainian drone operators to destroy them until recently the same 42nd mechanized Brigade that conducted the strikes was near bahmut implying that the Russian offensive fixed some Ukrainian forces the alleged Russian goal is to seize the city of KV however this is impossible with only 32,000 troops KV is the second largest city in Ukraine covering an area of 140 square kilm and a population of 1.4 million people it is 13 times larger than bahmut by size and 20 times by Urban population and Russian sources said that for a takeover of KV they would need at least 300,000 troops Russian sources also stated they plan to see the small offensive Force assigned to the harif region to set up a 20 km deep buffer zone the purpose of this buffer zone is to push Ukrainian artillery far from the border so that military Targets in belgorod are out of their firing range this too would be extremely difficult due to solid fortifications built by ukrainians for which Russians would again need to allocate much more forces to her’s Direction the only logical goal of Russians under current circumstances and forces available is to draw and fix Ukrainian forces away from the most intense battles in donbas so that Russians could try to exploit breakthroughs there so far no such redeployments are taking place as ukrainians are successfully preventing Russians from achieving even ically significant territorial gains if you’re against the invasion of Ukraine and you want to support the work that I am doing consider making a purchase in the online store you a supporter here you can find a lot of products with Ukrainian symbols to not only show your support for this channel but also for Ukraine the link to the online store is in the 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I am Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video, I will tell you what happened on the eight-hundred-ninth day of the war.

Day 809: May 12

Today, there are a lot of updates from the Kharkiv direction.

Here, Russians started a new offensive operation to push back Ukrainians by up to twenty kilometers from the border and set the ground for further operations aimed at Kharkiv, the second-largest city in Ukraine. For this ambitious effort, Russians allocated fifty thousand troops, four hundred tanks, nine hundred and thirty armored vehicles, and nine hundred artillery pieces. Russians have been building up forces in this area for a long time and have attempted to conceal their troop movements in order not to draw suspicion. However, it was soon realized that Russians were deploying their troops and heavy equipment by railways to isolated parts of the Kursk region, only for Russian units to march to their deployment points in the Belgorod region. To further reinforce the Northern Grouping of Forces, Russians also redeployed units from Kupiansk to support the Kharkiv offensive.

Russians had been preparing for this operation for a while with severe missile strikes on the energy infrastructure in Kharkiv, destroying a very significant part of it and causing an energy deficit in the whole region.
Russians also targeted Ukrainian forces concentrations, equipment, and command posts in Kharkiv, which shows that Russians were preparing for an offensive operation. Ukrainians knew this and prepared a network of mighty fortifications to halt any Russian attack in the direction of Kharkiv or north of Kupiansk. Ukrainian military intelligence even predicted the approximate start of the Russian offensive around the middle of May.
It is important to note that only thirty-two thousand soldiers are deployed in the Belgorod region for an offensive on Kharkiv, while ten thousand are in the Kursk and eight thousand in the Bryansk region. The Commander of this Northern Grouping of Forces is General Alexander Lapin, who has an abysmal reputation in the Russian army for two significant defeats precisely in the Kharkiv region during past Ukrainian counteroffensive operations.

Before the start of ground assaults, Russians initiated an intense barrage of artillery and rocket systems as well as glide bombs deployed by the Russian Air Force. The goal was to suppress Ukrainian firing positions and soften their defenses along the border before the ground operations started. On top of that, Russians are trying to make the deployment of reinforcements and supplies difficult for Ukrainians by destroying two significant bridges in Zybine and Stariy Saltiv. As a result of such severe shelling and bombardment, tremendous damage was inflicted on Ukrainian settlements at the border. Most of the town of Vovchansk was destroyed overnight due to the intense bombardment.

The offensive effort is divided into two axes, one towards the village of Lyptsi and the other towards Vovchansk. In the Lyptsi direction, Russians deployed small assault groups across the border to secure the nearby border settlements for further advances. Russian forces managed to advance up to four kilometers across the border and initiated engagements near the villages of Strylechna, Pilna, Krasne, and Borysivka. Even though Russian sources reported that these villages were captured, it is essential to note that they were and continue to be in the grey zone – maintaining a permanent presence in them is problematic and entails inevitable destruction.

Meanwhile, in the direction of Vovchansk, the situation is much more complicated for the Russians because it is a town of seventeen thousand people. Vovchansk is just five kilometers away from the border. In contrast, the immediate border settlements of Pletenivka, Ohirtseve, and Hatyshche are sites of fighting places very close to Russian positions. By the looks of it, with the destruction of a bridge in nearby Zybine, Russians strive to reduce supplies to Vovchansk, likely in an attempt to weaken Ukrainian defenses for an easier takeover of the town. However, Vovchansk is approximately the same size as Chasiv Yar and Krasnohorivka, both sites of intense battles in Donbas, where Russians allocate tens of thousands of troops for such urban fighting…