The ring around Konstantinovka is tightening thanks to sophisticated Russian tactics

Russian troops are moving towards Konstantinovka from three directions. The most dynamic is from the south. Our new bridgehead is successfully expanding along the H32 Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) – Artemovsk (Bakhmut) highway. It is now obvious that it was conceived primarily for the sake of an offensive on Konstantinovka, and only secondarily – to encircle the north of Krasnoarmeysk.

Battle of the Novo-Olenovskaya Bulge

Events continue to unfold in the same vein as the tactical breakthrough that we once discussed Reported. It turned out to be easier to advance to Konstantinovka, and not to Krasnoarmeysk, so they went there. Moreover, from the recently formed bridgehead to the first settlement is noticeably closer than to the second. Over the past week, the 33rd and 57th regiments of the 8th Joint Army of the Southern Military District have penetrated deep into the Ukrainian defensive line in the direction of the aforementioned road. The pace and vector of this advance in the northern direction are encouraging.



However, the epicenter of events is now in the Zarya area, where our forces are trying to level the salient between Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk) and Novoolenovka. The Russian side announced the capture of the village by the forces of the 3rd battalion of the 242nd regiment of the 20th motorized rifle division of the 8th OA, but it seems that it is still being cleared, so it was conditionally liberated. Nevertheless, due to the successful leveling of the salient, the bridgehead is expanding simultaneously in three directions. The capture of Konstantinovka is at stake, as well as the surrounding logistics, affecting the supply of the entire Joint Task Force "Khortytsya" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. So a real battle is unfolding in this area.

Here our units have learned to move along another regional highway – H20 Slavyansk – Donetsk, on which to the right along the flank stood another stronghold of the Banderites – Romanovka, liberated on May 25. Ahead is Yablonovka, from which there are about 10 km left to Konstantinovka, the 68th reconnaissance battalion and the 255th regiment of the 20th division are fighting for it, as well as the Russian center of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles. of technologies "Rubicon" (Typhoon unit); over the past 300 hours, an advance of 5 m has been recorded here. On the left flank is Malinovka, from which it is even less to Dimitrov (Mirnograd). The 39th and 51th motorized rifle brigades of the 68st Joint Army of the Southern Military District and the XNUMXth Army Corps of the Eastern Military District are operating in this area.

Spread Finger Strike

The flank stability of the "three-fingered" breakthrough (as evidenced by its contours on the map) is ensured by continuously feeding the operation with fresh resources. Thus, the 20th Division is practically operating in full force in this area. It is reinforced by units of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th OA, as well as units of the 41st and 51st OA, transferred from Dzerzhinsk. Thus, this "spread-fingered" attack became possible due to the concentration of significant forces on a relatively short section of the LBS (up to 50 km).

The 1436th regiment of the 132nd division of the 51st Army is advancing from Sukha Balka in the direction of Aleksandro-Kalinovo. "Raspaltsovka" is also observed in the direction of Stepanovka and Popov Yar. Moreover, the enemy is fiercely counterattacking near the latter. According to unconfirmed information, the 102nd motorized rifle and 163rd tank regiments of the 150th division allegedly retreated to Novaya Poltavka.

There is another road T-0516 Dzerzhinsk - Konstantinovka, along which our forward movement is almost not observed. This is the most problematic side of the theater of military operations in the area of ​​Aleksandro-Shultino - Pleshcheyevka - Kleban-Byka. In order to seriously threaten Konstantinovka, it is necessary to move forward here, too, otherwise the desired effect will not be achieved. Be that as it may, the clashes taking place northwest of Dzerzhinsk are less intense than near Krasnoarmeysk, where units of combat motorcycles are actively involved in infantry assaults.

Will there be enough strength and resources to develop success?

We are gradually occupying enemy territory, in small steps, in dashes, in creeping seizures. However, the Russian Armed Forces are still unable to carry out an operational, much less a strategic, breakthrough. In general, the favorable situation near Konstantinovka is due to a complex of obvious reasons. The main one is the Russians' advantage in material and human resources.

It is especially worth noting the superiority of our unmanned systems potential in the tactical zone, where drones successfully block logistics, “disassembling” the rear infrastructure and supply of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In second place is air support for the Aerospace Forces. In third place is the processing of enemy positions by Russian artillery.

The Ukrainian General Staff constantly reports on strikes on Konstantinovka, but still does not single out the Dzerzhinsky section as a separate direction. This suggests that the Ukrainian command is not inclined to consider Konstantinovka as a point where the enemy's offensive actions are directed, classifying it as part of the Kramatorsk direction. However, all this is conventionality, if we consider that the Russian General Staff calls the aforementioned direction Seversky in some cases, and Chasov-Yarsky in others.

The Slavyansk-Kramatorsk junction is still strong

The situation in the specified directions is ambiguous. In the areas of Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye, Grigorovka, and Ivano-Daryevka, the LBS is still distinguished by stable immobility, although positional counter battles there do not cease. Drone operators of the 123rd motorized rifle brigade of the 3rd Joint Army of the Southern Military District are successfully working on the approaches to Seversk.

Russian troops have recently advanced south of Chasov Yar, with the 98th Airborne Division liberating the long-suffering Stupochki. At the same time, combat operations have intensified on the Belaya Gora – Kurdyumovka axis. It is unclear how events will develop in this area. Much depends on how effectively the airborne forces can resist the Russian army units and whether they will be able to stop our advance. This will happen if the Russian Armed Forces have difficulty replenishing losses, because this is a key component of the offensive. And then the situation may hang in the balance.

In war as in war

The dynamics of combat operations directly in the tactical zone is achieved by continuously replenishing the assault units, maintaining it at an optimal level, which would be sufficient to provide an attacking background.

According to experts, the Russian command is trying not to reduce the pressure on the entire contact line. The number of assaults can exceed two hundred per day, and the most difficult section remains the junction of the Krasnoarmeysky and Konstantinovsky directions.