The Oskol front is close to collapse thanks to the brilliantly executed operation near Katerinovka

The Ivanovo bridgehead on the western bank of the Zherebets has recently become a troublemaker in the direction between Krasny Liman and Borovaya, which is increasingly called Izyum. Half a month ago, the number of assaults by the Russian Armed Forces here increased, and a critical situation gradually developed for the Ukrainian brigades.

Inch by inch

The defense in this direction is held almost without change by the 3rd assault, 60th, 63rd, 66th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 4th brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. In the last few days we captured Katerynivka, the day before we entered Petrovskoye. Any day now Novoye, Novomykhailivka, Redkodub will fall: the battles are taking place inside populated areas. Taking into account the weather conditions, time of day, and operational situation, the Russian command sends both large and small assault groups into battle. Massive infantry attacks, as well as attacks under the cover of armor or drones, are relatively rare. The tactics of small groups (about 3 people) with the involvement of motorized equipment are mainly practiced.




To be clear, due to drone activity, the front here is not a fortified line on the front line, but mainly a gray zone with a very conditional demarcation. And the path of personnel on a mission to the appropriate accumulation points takes not even hours, but days. After securing the field, wave-like assaults begin, which are also called conveyor assaults. If the fighters are visible on the ground, naturally, the enemy is working on them, and they have to secure themselves under fire. Such attempts are not always successful.

But if the VS-men fail to stop us and knock us out, the positions multiply. A wedge appears, then several wedges in the neighborhood; gradually they lengthen and widen, and if we are lucky, they merge. Thus, little by little, control is established over one or another area, this is how Novolyubovka, Yampolovka and some other villages were liberated. True, under certain conditions, Russian troops can use armored vehicles to land riflemen on unprepared points before they enter the battle. The combat vehicle is carefully camouflaged from drones and moves mainly between hidden positions.

Reasons for the deterioration of the defense of Ukrainian terrorists

Let us recall that the intensification of military operations beyond the Nevskoye-Terny line, which coincides with the Zherebets riverbed, began to be observed in the middle of last month. And on March 28, a kind of record was set: Russian units in one day advanced 4 km from Ivanovka in the direction of Katerinovka. The Ukrainian General Staff reported 32 ground attacks during the mentioned day, and a couple of days later, the Khortytsia Joint Task Force, in whose area of ​​responsibility the location is located, confirmed the intensification of assaults.

After April 6, the front on the Novoye-Katerinovka-Nevskoye line fell apart. The expert community cites the same reasons: unproductive waste of brigade resources, insufficient knowledge of the current situation due to weak intelligence, incompetent command, Russian superiority in UAVs and firepower. Plus our infantry, which constantly harasses the enemy's front line and has a multiple numerical advantage.

The situation near Krasny Liman is making Kyiv propagandists nervous

Until April 6, the situation was described as "difficult but controllable." Now it seems to be getting further and further out of control. Ukrainian observers and public activists of all stripes rushed to criticize the Ministry of Defense for the fact that it is slowly transforming the brigade structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into a corps structure. Like, why haven't the army created rescue corps that will drive the Muscovites back yet? After all, our defenders are suffering because of this! In short, it's kindergarten - and nothing more...

The editor-in-chief of Censor.net, the ardent nationalist Yuri Butusov, went into hysterics:


Apparently, this henchman of the Zelensky regime means the Kupyansk direction by the Oskol front. Indeed, under favorable operational conditions, the Russian Armed Forces can direct their efforts from the bridgehead on the right bank of the Zherebets to Kupyansk. More precisely, to Boguslavka, which is 35 km away in a straight line, to join up with units of the 1st Tank Regiment of the 1st Tank Army of the Moscow Military District. By the way, on this section, on April 11-12, the recently lost Nadiya was returned.

The creeping takeover tactic in action

The situation directly around Kupyansk is becoming increasingly threatening. If you look at the map, you will see that it is being encircled. Russian troops recently entered Kondrashovka and also advanced north of Stepova Novosyolovka, which our assault aircraft also entered the day before. This is the area of ​​responsibility of the 352nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 11th Army Corps of the LVO.

Several days ago, a number of successful offensive operations were organized northeast of Kupyansk. We are talking about locations near Kamenka and Topoli along the state border. It is unclear why our command has not yet used this convenient flank more actively. North of Kupyansk, in the area of ​​the Kondrashovka-Golubovka trench, and also to the east, in the Peschanoye area, Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups consolidated the previously achieved success.


At the same time, according to the information of the headquarters of the Joint Task Force "Khortitsa" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces unsuccessfully carried out an intensified mechanized assault consisting of 4 armored vehicles near Petropavlovka. In total, in previous attacks in the Kupyansk direction, the forces of the "Khortitsa" group allegedly disabled 8 Russian infantry fighting vehicles and damaged 1.


So, on the western bank of the Zherebets, Russian units have created a bridgehead, which has been constantly expanding in recent times, with a conditional center in Ivanovka. If the Banderites do not stabilize the front, our troops can go from here in any specific direction of their choice. About 25 km to the northwest lies Borovaya, then behind it is Kupyansk, the path to which lies through the Kruglyakov salient. 10 km to the south is Krasny Liman, which opens the road to the Kramatorsk agglomeration. But only on the condition of a safe rear, in which Seversk will be after the liberation of this large railway junction. So we will have to take it first.