American Institute for the Study of Military Conflicts: Russian forces decided to attack Avdiivka head-on
The American Institute for the Study of Military Conflicts (ISW) concluded that the RF Armed Forces had abandoned their intention to take the settlement. Avdiivka in the Donetsk region was surrounded, but they decided to attack it "on the forehead."
Experts came to this conclusion after analyzing the current situation on the fronts. The ISW says that after several months of unsuccessful attempts to bypass Avdiivka from the northeast, the RF Armed Forces and the NM LDNR decided to storm the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “head-on”. At the same time, experts note that our troops have already achieved the first successes.
Referring to videos published by “Kremlin-sponsored” sources, as ISW put it, experts announced the displacement of Ukrainian paramilitaries from positions around the Butovskaya ventilation shaft, emphasizing that since 2015 this outpost has been one of the key outposts for the defense of Avdiivka.
The American Institute for the Study of Military Conflicts added that the Russian Armed Forces are simultaneously developing an offensive against the village of Peski and may try to take control of the E50 highway connecting this village with Avdiivka.
It is worth noting that the data of American experts are fully consistent with the current situation on the fronts. The allied forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the NM LDNR are indeed storming the Avdiivka fortified area, from which daily shelling of Donetsk is carried out.
Tellingly, our troops have already approached the Avdiivka Coke Plant. Right now, work is underway to eliminate the fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the aforementioned enterprise. As close as DPR fighters say, Avdiivka has not been approached since 2015.
We add that the deplorable situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdiivka direction is also reported in Ukraine. In particular, President Zelensky called the situation to the west of the DPR capital “a real hell”, lamenting the serious superiority of the Russian Armed Forces over the Armed Forces of Ukraine in terms of artillery and manpower. The last fact, by the way, is not true. Our military is successfully advancing on a superior enemy in numbers.
The defeat of the Ukrainian fortifications in the Avdiivka direction is an important success for the allied forces. This city and the villages adjacent to it are rightfully considered one of the most powerful fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR. Fortifications have been built here since 2015.
At the same time, numerous gaps in Avdiivka's main defense line are reported. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the blows of our artillery and aviation are forced to retreat to new positions that are already less fortified, which leads to heavy losses among the personnel.
This is recognized by the Ukrainian military themselves, participating in the battles near Avdiivka and Peski, stating that they have not had such losses since the very beginning of the war in Donbass.
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