31 May: STUPIDEST STRATEGY! RUSSIANS SHOT THEMSELVES IN THE FOOT. | War in Ukraine Explained

31 May: STUPIDEST STRATEGY! RUSSIANS SHOT THEMSELVES IN THE FOOT. | War in Ukraine Explained

today there are a lot of updates from the her Direction here Russians have sabotaged their own future operations while ukrainians are seizing the initiative the initial Russian goal was to advance as quickly as possible and establish a debuffer Zone on the Ukrainian side of the Border this buffer zone was to extend up to 20 kilm to push Ukrainian Barrel artillery out of range of Russian military Targets in the belr region however the Russian offensive was immediately halted at fens where Russians encountered their first major obstacle as you remember from the previous report Russians were not able to break through the Ukrainian defensive belt around the highrise and Industrial districts north of the river furthermore Ukrainian counterattacks severely blunted the Russian offensive as the institute for the study of War reported that Russians were slowly being forced into defensive operations because of the Russian offensive momentum slowing Russians resorted to intensely shelling V Chans with DOs onean thermobaric artillery and tulip heavy mortar systems as well as dropping a large number of Glide bombs on the town geolocated footage shows that these strikes targeted not only Ukrainian defensive positions but also the bridges over the vcha river Russian military bloggers report that this was the last intact Bridge connecting Southern vens to the Ukrainian defenses in the Town Center looking at the aftermath of this strike the bridge is likely unable to sustain heavy vehicles in contrast lighter Vehicles cars and especially infantry should still be able to make the journey across meaning ukrainians in the north are not cut off from supplies Russians likely destroyed this Bridges to prevent ukrainians from conducting any further counterattacks over the river relieving some pressure on Russian forces fighting in the town if you want to get access to the original uncensored combat footage of all the mentioned oper ations you can find it on our telegram Channel by using the QR code or the link in the description destroying this Bridges not only limits the Ukrainian ability to conduct large counterattacks into vens but in turn also severely hampers the Russian ability to cross the river in the future The Institute for the study of War concluded that Russians are destroying Bridges they would need to cross should they want to penetrate deeper into Ukraine they also state that this indicates that Russians involve Chans are primarily focused on maintaining their marginal gains rather than developing their offensive further recently released geolocated footage north of ofans also shows a Ukrainian fpv kamikazi drone destroying a Russian military excavator this Russian excavator was busy digging a trench line or bunker further underscoring the Russian intent to go on the defensive in Chens however before the Russians can consolidate their gains in Chens they must first push the ukrainians from their defensive line around the highrise and Industrial districts as ukrainians slowly pulled back to their strongest defensive positions Russians expanded their control over the surrounding suburbs to secure their flanks against a possible Ukrainian Counterattack from the East Russians also Advanced towards the settlement of Tikki to prevent Russians from attempting a future flanking attack over the bridge here ukrainians decided to blow the bridge in advance J located footage shared by the engineers shows how they placed modified heavy anti-tank mines and other explosives on the bridge before detonating them from a safe distance the original uncensored video of this operation can be found on our telegram Channel as well with these developments in place the situation can develop further in three possible ways in vens Russians are unlikely to be able to cross the river as they have destroyed all bridges they would need for such an operation Additionally the first real Ukrainian defensive line is situated behind the river further complicating any attempt to cross it even with pontoon bridges on the other hand ukrainians can still cross with light Vehicles infantry and Munitions continuing to supply the Ukrainian defensive belt if ukrainians continue to execute their Counterattack successfully they will be able to create enough of an opening to allow pontoon bridges to be built and mechanized units to cross such a development would allow ukrainians to conduct mechanized assaults out of V Chans pushing the already battered Russian forces back to the border to the east Russians are unable to outflank and bypass V Chans as Russians would again run into the Ukrainian defensive line behind the river additionally ukrainians would continue to destroy any Bridge Russians could use for such a Crossing Way before Russians got the chance to use it for the ukrainians the destroy bridges are much less of an obstacle for offensive actions as unlike ukrainians Russians do not have fortification immediately on their side of the river so the availability of trenches and fortifications immediately on each party’s Riverside dramatically changes the probability of a successful offensive across the same river nonetheless a Ukrainian attack on the Eastern flank would easily be countered by attacks from the Russian territory the difficult situation on the Eastern flank will make it unlikely that either Russians or Ukraine Ians will decide to make their next move here on the western flank of vens the deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Roman movitz stated that Russian forces are building up near the settlement of bhatka in preparation for future assaults on vens a successful Russian assault in this direction would undercut Ukrainian control over Eastern vens while establishing a bridge head for future Russian operations to the South however if we take a look at the topographic map we can see the probability of such a Russian assault being successful is low for a multitude of reasons firstly any Russian assault over the bridge would immediately be met by Ukrainian fire not only from the defensive line behind the river but also from the forest to the South similarly if the initial Russian assault succeeded ukrainians would simply continue to perform flanking attacks from the forest this would cut off any Russian units that made it across leaving them an easy target for Ukrainian counterattacks thirdly Russians would not be able to set up a pontoon Bridge further away from the bridge to the South as they would have to move the large and heavy equipment through their own forest while the bridge itself would be under direct fire from the Ukrainian defensive positions in the end the actions of Russian forces were their own undoing Russians had destroyed all their viable Crossing points over the river with no Prospect of laying down makeshift Bridges the these actions eliminated any hope for Russian forces to conduct a deeper breakthrough and achieve their goals of establishing a large buffer zone meanwhile ukrainians maintain a strong foothold in the northern part of ofans not allowing Russians to consolidate their gains possibly even leading to large Ukrainian counterattacks out of fans based on the recent buildup of Russian forces near batka Russians will either attempt a suicidal push across the river to outflank V Chans or attack towards the west where ukrainians are already on high alert 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 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 828 day of the war.

Day 828: May 31

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

Here, Russians have sabotaged their own future operations while Ukrainians are seizing the initiative.

The initial Russian goal was to advance as quickly as possible and establish a deep buffer zone on the Ukrainian side of the border. This buffer zone was to extend up to 20km to push Ukrainian barrel artillery out of range of Russian military targets in the Belgorod region. However, the Russian offensive was immediately halted at Vovchansk, where Russians encountered their first major obstacle.

As you remember from the previous report, Russians were not able to break through the Ukrainian defensive belt around the high-rise and industrial districts north of the river. Furthermore, Ukrainian counterattacks severely blunted the Russian offensive, as the Institute for the Study of War reported that Russians were slowly being forced into defensive operations.

Because of the Russian offensive momentum slowing, Russians resorted to intensely shelling Vovchansk with TOS-1 thermobaric artillery and Tulip heavy mortar systems, as well as dropping a large number of glide bombs on the town. Geolocated footage shows that these strikes targeted not only Ukrainian defensive positions but also the bridges over the Vovcha River. Russian military bloggers report that this was the last intact bridge connecting southern Vovchansk to the Ukrainian defenses in the town center. Looking at the aftermath of the strike, the bridge is likely unable to sustain heavy vehicles. In contrast, lighter vehicles, cars, and especially infantry should still be able to make the journey across, meaning Ukrainians in the north are not cut off from supplies.

Russians likely destroyed these bridges to prevent Ukrainians from conducting any further counterattacks over the river, relieving some pressure on Russian forces fighting in the town.

If you want to get access to the original uncensored combat footage of all the mentioned operations, you can find it on our Telegram channel by using the QR code or the link in the description.

Destroying these bridges not only limits the Ukrainians’ ability to conduct large counterattacks into Vovchansk but, in turn, also severely hampers the Russian ability to cross the river in the future. The Institute for the Study of War concluded that Russians are destroying bridges they would need to cross should they want to penetrate deeper into Ukraine. They also state that this indicates that Russians in Vovchansk are primarily focused on maintaining their marginal gains rather than developing their offensive further. Recently released geolocated footage north of Vovchansk also shows a Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drone destroying a Russian military excavator. This Russian excavator was busy digging a trench line or bunker, further underscoring the Russian intent to go on the defensive in Vovchansk.

However, before the Russians can consolidate their gains in Vovchansk, they must first push the Ukrainians from their defensive line around the high-rise and industrial districts. As Ukrainians slowly pulled back to their strongest defensive positions, Russians expanded their control over the surrounding suburbs. To secure their flanks against a possible Ukrainian counterattack from the east, Russians also advanced towards the settlement of Tykhe. To prevent Russians from attempting a future flanking attack over the bridge here, Ukrainians decided to blow the bridge in advance. Geolocated footage shared by the engineers shows how they placed modified heavy anti-tank mines and other explosives on the bridge before detonating them from a safe distance. The original uncensored video of this operation can be found on our Telegram channel as well.

With these developments in place, the situation can develop further in three possible ways. In Vovchansk, Russians are unlikely to be able to cross the river, as they have destroyed all bridges they would need for such an operation. Additionally, the first real Ukrainian defensive line is situated behind the river, further complicating any attempt to cross it, even with pontoon bridges. On the other hand, Ukrainians…