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.
How are they not running out of modern tanks n equipment? I know they had a nice stockpile, but almost 10,000 ifv n 5000 tanks lost so far
Hope that the advance is fully repelled. Lots of fog of war right now
[Serious] Just a reminder to be careful when telling jokes that may be offensive. A few days ago I was talking to some friends, and friends of those friends, at a bar.
I decided to break the ice with the new friends with a few jokes, most of which went down very well…until I decided to tell a few more offensive ones…and picked the worst possible one to start with.
Here’s the joke I told:
“What do you do if you see an epileptic having a fit in the bath?
Throw your washing (laundry if you’re American) in.”
One of the new friends instantly became enraged and swung for me. When I asked him what the hell his problem was he replied that his younger brother was epileptic and died in the bath many years ago.
Obviously I felt mortified as I didn’t know about it, and said “I’m so sorry to hear that. Did he drown?”
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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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Sounds like their version of a German Kursk
How are they not running out of modern tanks n equipment? I know they had a nice stockpile, but almost 10,000 ifv n 5000 tanks lost so far
Hope that the advance is fully repelled. Lots of fog of war right now
[Serious] Just a reminder to be careful when telling jokes that may be offensive. A few days ago I was talking to some friends, and friends of those friends, at a bar.
I decided to break the ice with the new friends with a few jokes, most of which went down very well…until I decided to tell a few more offensive ones…and picked the worst possible one to start with.
Here’s the joke I told:
“What do you do if you see an epileptic having a fit in the bath?
Throw your washing (laundry if you’re American) in.”
One of the new friends instantly became enraged and swung for me. When I asked him what the hell his problem was he replied that his younger brother was epileptic and died in the bath many years ago.
Obviously I felt mortified as I didn’t know about it, and said “I’m so sorry to hear that. Did he drown?”
“No,” replied the guy. “He choked on a sock.”
BRAVO UKRAINE…… THE CIVILIZED WORLD IS WITH U