14 May: NO CREMATION NEEDED. Russian positions BURNT TO ASHES! | War in Ukraine Explained

14 May: NO CREMATION NEEDED. Russian positions BURNT TO ASHES! | War in Ukraine Explained

today there are a lot of updates in the direction of Lyman here large forest fires have completely changed the balance of power in the ciany forest this direction is the stage of two main cities linman to the West which is under Ukrainian control and Kina to the east which is under Russian control ukrainians and Russians use their respective cities as headquarters and Main bases of operations from where they organize reinforce and rotate their units from the front line the main goal of Russian forces in this direction is to advance both through the fields and the forest to take control over the Ukrainian city of Lyman ukrainians above all are attempting to drain the Russian offensive efforts and undercut them from the forest thereby setting the stage for a future counter offensive operation in the direction of Carina over the past months Russians have advanced through the fields towards the Ukrainian settlements of T and yolka situated behind the jetz river which divides the region in to as you remember from previous reports Russians have thrown themselves at the Ukrainian defenses in these settlements but have been beaten back by Ukrainian Defenders time and time again the situation is very different to the south of this fields in the sansy forest area the terrain here makes it impossible for Russians to support their attacks with large groups of armored vehicles which basically have zero mobility in the dense forest area with little to no access to armored support Russians had resorted to Pure infantry assaults but could not secure any significant territorial gains this has caused the Frontline here to be much more static characterized by large Russian Artillery barges ukrainians in turn have focused on undermining the Russian attempts to accumulate enough infantry for an assault by performing raids on Russian trenches and drone dropped grenades for months ukrainians have conducted intense artillery counter battery fires on Russian positions to combat the extend Russian Artillery support recently released geolocated footage of the 45th Artillery Brigade shows the destruction of a Russian self-propelled gun msas further released footage from the third assault Brigade also shows the destruction of a Russian Heavy Artillery gun MST The Institute for the study of War reported that in an interview a Ukrainian officer stated that Russians have a 5 to1 artillery advantage over ukrainians in the sansky forest area however the Ukrainian officer described the situation as more or less stable as he stated that in comparison Russians maintain a 10 to1 advantage in other areas of the front the third assault Brigade also released footage showcasing their training with the recently delivered British self-propelled gun as90 Ukraine has received over 50 of these weapon systems severely bolstering the Ukrainian artillery capabilities the Brigade stated that while they were firing on a training range so far these guns would soon be deployed to the front line as well recently ukrainians released geolocated Drone footage showcasing the extent of the damage to the forest intense artillery fire grenades kamikazi drones and stray armored vehicles on such a static part of the front line have destroyed the forest entirely living debris and destroyed trees everywhere simultaneously Russians had fully exhausted their combat capabilities in the north and were slowly been pushed back by Ukrainian counterattacks seemingly ukrainians realized that this was their time to strike as ukrainians do not have superiority in Manpower or artillery they had to find another way to break the Russian defensive lines while maintaining their forces the destruction of the forest had left a massive amount of dead Shrubbery trees and other burnable objects scattered throughout the forest and most importantly enough around positions that Russians were occupying additionally Russians had established numerous ammunition Depots of various sizes to support their infantry in the forest ukrainians were targeting these improvised storages with artillery and drone dropped grenades and as this munition Depot started burning fires began to spread throughout the forest shortly thereafter released footage shows huge smoke clouds filling up the sky Russian military bloggers quickly stated that these forest fires were only raging in the Ukrainian section of the forest however satellite analysis confirms that while the forest fire had spread to Ukrainian positions as well these fires were predominantly raging in Russian sections of the forest such a natural disaster has quickly turned the static front line into a highly volatile situation in such an inferno it is impossible for either site to conduct offensive operations or even safely stay in their current positions as the satellite data shows Russian sections of the forest were hit much harder than Ukrainian sections so ukrainians will likely be able to take advantage of this sudden development in the aftermath of the forest fires the Ukrainian corsia group of forces spokesperson Colonel Nazar volin stated that Ukrainian forces had improved their tactical position in the cabanski forest for now the situation remains unclear as both Russian and Ukrainian units in the area have been too busy adapting to this event to publish any credible front line updates Russian military analysts fear that ukrainians will be able to take advantage of the situation by taking control over a large part of the forest putting even more pressure on the already depleted Russian Salient to the North and the City of crina 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 UA supporter here you can find a lot of products with Ukrainian symbols to not only show your your support for this channel but also for Ukraine the link to the online store is in the description thank you for watching this report and I will see you in the next one

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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-eleventh day of the war.

Day 811: May 14

Today, there are a lot of updates in the direction of Lyman.

Here, large forest fires have completely changed the balance of power in the Serebryansky forest.

This direction is the stage of two main cities, Lyman to the west, which is under Ukrainian control, and Kreminna to the East, which is under Russian control. Ukrainians and Russians use their respective cities as headquarters and main bases of operations, from where they organize, reinforce, and rotate their units from the frontline. The main goal of Russian forces in this direction is to advance both through the fields and the forest to take control over the Ukrainian city of Lyman. Ukrainians, above all, are attempting to drain the Russian offensive efforts and undercut them from the forest, thereby setting the stage for a future counteroffensive operation in the direction of Kreminna.

Over the past months, Russians have advanced through the fields towards the Ukrainian settlements of Terny and Yampolivka, situated behind the Zherebets River, which divides the region in two. As you remember from previous reports, Russians have thrown themselves at the Ukrainian defenses in these settlements but have been beaten back by Ukrainian defenders time and time again.

The situation is very different to the south of these fields in the Serebryansky forest area. The terrain here makes it impossible for Russians to support their attacks with large groups of armored vehicles, which basically have zero mobility in the dense forest area. With little to no access to armored support, Russians had resorted to pure infantry assaults but could not secure any significant territorial gains. This has caused the frontline here to be much more static, characterized by large Russian artillery barrages. Ukrainians, in turn, have focused on undermining the Russian attempts to accumulate enough infantry for an assault by performing raids on Russian trenches and drone-dropped grenades.

For months, Ukrainians have conducted intense artillery counterbattery fires on Russian positions to combat the extensive Russian artillery support. Recently released geolocated footage of the 45th artillery brigade shows the destruction of a Russian self-propelled gun, MSTA-S. Further released footage from the 3rd assault brigade also shows the destruction of a Russian heavy artillery gun, MSTA-B. The Institute for the Study of War reported that in an interview, a Ukrainian officer stated that Russians have a five-to-one artillery advantage over Ukrainians in the Serebryansky forest area. However, the Ukrainian officer described the situation as ‘more or less stable.’ As he stated that, in comparison, Russians maintain a ten-to-one advantage in other areas of the front.

The 3rd assault brigade also released footage showcasing their training with the recently delivered British self-propelled gun, AS-90. Ukraine has received over 50 of these weapon systems, severely bolstering the Ukrainian artillery capabilities. The brigade stated that while they were firing on a training range so far, these guns would soon be deployed to the frontline as well.

Recently, Ukrainians released geolocated drone footage showcasing the extent of the damage to the forest. Intense artillery fire, grenades, kamikaze drones, and stray armored vehicles on such a static part of the frontline have destroyed the forest entirely, leaving debris and destroyed trees everywhere. Simultaneously, Russians had fully exhausted their combat capabilities in the north and were slowly being pushed back by Ukrainian counterattacks. Seemingly, Ukrainians realized that this was their time to strike. As Ukrainians do not have superiority in manpower or artillery, they had to find another way to break the Russian defensive lines while maintaining their forces.

The destruction of the forest had left a massive amount of dead shrubbery, trees, and other burnable objects scattered throughout the forest, and most importantly enough, around positions that Russians were occupying. Additionally, Russians had established numerous ammunition depots of various sizes to support their infantry in the forest…