22 Jun: Ukrainians Conduct AN INSANE STORMING OPERATION IN THE FOREST! | War in Ukraine Explained

22 Jun: Ukrainians Conduct AN INSANE STORMING OPERATION IN THE FOREST! | War in Ukraine Explained

today there are a lot of new developments in the Lan Direction the biggest news comes from the censky forest area where a Ukrainian assault Brigade released intense firstperson combat footage of their recent storming operation of a large and important Russian stronghold the cabanski forest is the underbelly of the large battle up north where Russians are attempting to eliminate the Ukrainian Bridge head on the jarbet river and Advance up to Lan control over a large part of the forest allows Ukraine to conduct flanking attacks and launch drone strikes on any Russian attack toward the river therefore Ukrainian positions in the forest have heavily contributed to the successful Ukrainian defense on the Eastern Bank of the river to eliminate this threat Russians often conduct large infantry assaults with extensive artillery support on Ukrainian positions in the forest ukrainians in turn maintain an active defense in the forest performing frequent raids during the day and at night to prevent Russians from fre accumulating forces for further attacks and undermining their areas of control to maintain their area of control in the forest Russians have created numerous strongholds in the form of extensive trench networks surrounded by smaller trenches foxholes or dugouts the thick tree belts don’t allow for large scale mechanized Maneuvers causing the front line here to be much more static however Ukrainian commanders concluded that they needed to shift the front line to a more favorable position to to hold the defense line in the forest more efficiently they identified a specific Russian stronghold in the center of the forest designated dragonfly which if captured would significantly boost Ukrainian defensive potential to accomplish this Mission they charged the Ukrainian 12th special purpose assault Brigade to capture this position the 12th Brigade accepted their task and started by identifying and fully mapping out the Russian trench Network as they formed a platoon sized assault group of around 36 soldiers to storm the stronghold itself morale under the Ukrainian soldiers was high as they noted that all soldiers in the Battalion wanted to storm and people quickly volunteered during the night the soldiers moved into position while Ukrainian mortar team set up and zeroed in on their expected targets the assault began in the early morning with an artillery barrage as the Infantry prepared to move out with the tank as armored support Ukrainian sepers had also cleared the way for the tank to ensure it did not drive over any Russian anti-tank mines the tank moved up firing directly onto the smaller Russian positions surrounding the stronghold to open a direct path into the stronghold for the assault group the tank continued to advance with the Infantry and over the radio Russians were heard frantically calling to retreat and requesting artillery support a Ukrainian Soldier stated that they had surprised the Russian with this assault and that their artillery was likely still sleeping or otherwise unready to provide fire support for the Russian Defenders at that point the Ukrainian tank was hit by a Russian anti-tank weapon putting it out of action and leaving the ukrainians without armored support Ukrainian soldiers know that this operation was well planned and all scenarios considered so they were able to maintain cohesion and continue their assault the tank crew survived and as they pulled back to save the Ukrainian soldiers all immediately opened fire to maintain fire superiority and keep the Russians in the trenches suppressed ukrainians continued their attack moving into the trench network from all sides while throwing grenades during the assault the extensive planning of ukrainians became more evident as all trenches were mapped and designated beforehand which led to efficient and direct communication with their Commander the commander coordinated the entire operation through a live drone feat and called out the precise trenches the Russians were in and where Russian reinforcements were coming from after Fierce Russian resistance and Close Quarters fighting in the trenches Ukrainian soldiers communicated that they had fully secured the position and were setting up a defense however the battle was not yet over as the ukrainians commander communicated that they had spotted a Russian Counterattack moving in on their flanks which ukrainians swiftly repulsed in the post assault interview the platoon commander who led the assault stated that after the Russians realized that they had lost the stronghold they immediately started shelling it intensely with artillery he notes that Russians continue to maintain a significant advantage in artillery ammunition and can shell ukrainians extensively but that in direct engagements ukrainians have the upper hand he attributes this to the fact that all his soldiers train extensively in and out of combat and they plan their operations for the worst case scenario he even notes that the commanding officer on the ground has the trust and authority of his superiors to call off a mission and withdraw if the situation takes a turn for the worst overall the mission to capture the Russian stronghold was a success tactically ukrainians surprised the enemy early in the morning maximizing their Firepower and continuing to maintain fire superiority once their tank support was knocked out in the Strategic sense ukrainians were able to fight off the Russian count attacks and expand their own zone of control providing some much needed relief for Ukrainian positions on the outermost flanks of the forest 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 support for this channel but also for Ukraine the link to the online store is in the description thanks thank you for watching this report and I will 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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 850 day of the war.

Day 850: Jun 22

Today, there are a lot of new developments in the Liman direction.

The biggest news comes from the Serebryansky forest area, where a Ukrainian assault brigade released intense first-person combat footage of their recent storming operation of a large and important Russian stronghold.

The Serebryansky Forest is the underbelly of the large battle up north, where Russians are attempting to eliminate the Ukrainian bridgehead on the Zherebets River and advance up to Liman. Control over a large part of the forest allows Ukrainians to conduct flanking attacks and launch drone strikes on any Russian attack toward the river. Therefore, Ukrainian positions in the forest have heavily contributed to the successful Ukrainian defense on the eastern bank of the river.

To eliminate this threat, Russians often conduct large infantry assaults with extensive artillery support on Ukrainian positions in the forest. Ukrainians, in turn, maintain an active defense in the forest, performing frequent raids during the day and at night to prevent Russians from freely accumulating forces for further attacks and undermining their areas of control.

To maintain their area of control in the forest, Russians have created numerous strongholds in the form of extensive trench networks surrounded by smaller trenches, foxholes, or dugouts. The thick tree belts don’t allow for large-scale mechanized maneuvers, causing the frontline here to be much more static. However, Ukrainian commanders concluded that they needed to shift the frontline to a more favorable position to hold the defense line in the forest more efficiently. They identified a specific Russian stronghold in the center of the forest, designated ‘Dragonfly,’ which, if captured, would significantly boost Ukrainian defensive potential. To accomplish this mission, they charged the Ukrainian 12th Special Purpose Assault Brigade to capture this position.

The 12th brigade accepted their task and started by identifying and fully mapping out the Russian trench network, as they formed a platoon-sized assault group of around 36 soldiers to storm the stronghold itself. Morale under the Ukrainian soldiers was high, as they noted that all soldiers in the battalion wanted to storm, and people quickly volunteered.

During the night, the soldiers moved into position while Ukrainian mortar teams set up and zeroed in on their expected targets. The assault began in the early morning with an artillery barrage as the infantry prepared to move out with a tank as armored support. Ukrainian sappers had also cleared the way for the tank to ensure it did not drive over any Russian antitank mines. The tank moved up, firing directly onto the smaller Russian positions surrounding the stronghold to open a direct path into the stronghold for the assault group.

The tank continued to advance with the infantry, and over the radio, Russians were heard frantically calling to retreat and requesting artillery support. A Ukrainian soldier stated that they had surprised the Russians with this assault and that their artillery was likely still sleeping or otherwise unready to provide fire support for the Russian defenders.

At that point, the Ukrainian tank was hit by a Russian anti-tank weapon, putting it out of action and leaving the Ukrainians without armored support. Ukrainian soldiers note that this operation was well-planned and all scenarios considered, so they were able to maintain cohesion and continue their assault. The tank crew survived, and as they pulled back to safety, the Ukrainian soldiers all immediately opened fire to maintain fire superiority and keep the Russians in the trenches suppressed.

Ukrainians continued their attack, moving into the trench network from all sides while throwing grenades. During the assault, the extensive planning of Ukrainians became more evident, as all trenches were mapped and designated beforehand, which led to efficient and direct communication with their commander. The commander coordinated the entire operation through a live drone feed and called out the precise trenches the Russians were in and where Russian reinforcements were coming from.

After fierce Russian resistance and close-quarters fighting in the trenches, Ukrainian soldiers…