Russia has suffered heavy losses in a large-scale armoured assault to encircle a strategically important town in Ukraine’s eastern Donestsk region, open source analysis has shown.
Analysts said Kyiv’s forces took out dozens of tanks and other armoured vehicles during Moscow’s two-day offensive operation to encircle the settlement of Avdiivka.
Russian troops attempted a blitzkrieg-style advance on the town in what was seemingly a shift away from its previous reluctance to use heavy armour in an attempt to make sweeping gains.
Geolocated footage showed the Russians had made gains five miles to the north-west of Avdiivka and four miles to the north and west of the settlement.
The bulk of Moscow’s forces are concentrated south-west of the town, according to military analysts.
Vitaliy Barabash, head of the town’s administration, has described the Russian push as “the largest-scale offensive action in our sector since the full-fledged war began”.
But the advance has seemingly faltered after hitting Ukrainian defensive lines consisting of minefields and anti-tank positions.
Ukraine’s general staff said that up to three Russian battalions, supported by tanks and armoured vehicles, had launched the assault on Avdiivka.
Battlefield footage on social media in recent days appeared to show Ukrainian efforts to bring the offensive back under control.
In one clip, a Russian armoured advance of at least a dozen vehicles north of Avdiivka was spotted by a Ukrainian drone before artillery fire was able to halt the advance.
Another clip, apparently captured by a Ukrainian reconnaissance team, shows a Russian column moving along a road, before the lead vehicle slips over the side of a pontoon bridge.
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**From The Telegraph’s Joe Barnes:**
Russia has suffered heavy losses in a large-scale armoured assault to encircle a strategically important town in Ukraine’s eastern Donestsk region, open source analysis has shown.
Analysts said Kyiv’s forces took out dozens of tanks and other armoured vehicles during Moscow’s two-day offensive operation to encircle the settlement of Avdiivka.
Russian troops attempted a blitzkrieg-style advance on the town in what was seemingly a shift away from its previous reluctance to use heavy armour in an attempt to make sweeping gains.
Geolocated footage showed the Russians had made gains five miles to the north-west of Avdiivka and four miles to the north and west of the settlement.
The bulk of Moscow’s forces are concentrated south-west of the town, according to military analysts.
Vitaliy Barabash, head of the town’s administration, has described the Russian push as “the largest-scale offensive action in our sector since the full-fledged war began”.
But the advance has seemingly faltered after hitting Ukrainian defensive lines consisting of minefields and anti-tank positions.
Ukraine’s general staff said that up to three Russian battalions, supported by tanks and armoured vehicles, had launched the assault on Avdiivka.
Battlefield footage on social media in recent days appeared to show Ukrainian efforts to bring the offensive back under control.
In one clip, a Russian armoured advance of at least a dozen vehicles north of Avdiivka was spotted by a Ukrainian drone before artillery fire was able to halt the advance.
Another clip, apparently captured by a Ukrainian reconnaissance team, shows a Russian column moving along a road, before the lead vehicle slips over the side of a pontoon bridge.
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That too bad lol. Keep pounding them, Ukraine!!
That’s the secret to winning the long game = Let Orcs suicide their resources and preserve yours.
This will be a long war, don’t waste Ukrainian lives through mine fields.
How many times have they attacked Avdiivka? Beginning to look like Russias Isonzo.