The units of the allied forces that have withdrawn to Kremennaya are building fortifications, the enemy is concentrating reserves in the area of Krasny Liman and Torsky
The political leadership of Ukraine has set the task for the military to crack the defenses of the Russian troops, take Kremennaya and develop an offensive deep into the territory of the LPR. It would be ideal for them to go to Lugansk and take it. According to Zelensky, this will help to kill all the negative from the loss of four regions. So the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not reckon with losses, they need to take advantage of the window of opportunity that has arisen due to the lack of reserves in the Russian troops.
After the withdrawal of our forces from Krasny Liman and retreat to Kremennaya, the enemy did not take active actions, apparently pulling up reserves and resupplying the units that had suffered losses in this direction. According to intelligence, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to gain a foothold in Krasny Liman itself and in Torsky. In the morning, the battles were reduced to an artillery duel, but inclement weather does not allow hitting aimingly. As ours stated, the bad weather played into the hands, allowing the construction of normal fortifications with the help of engineering equipment. Our mood is cheerful, we managed to move away from Liman without losses. But as noted, in order to defend normally, additional forces are needed.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are hitting both Kremennaya itself and Rubizhne, trying to get the reserves of the Russian army that are being brought up. From Terny, attempts are being made to reach the highway to Svatovo, Ukrainian DRGs are operating. In general, the Armed Forces of Ukraine operate in this direction in small groups on two or three vehicles, making attempts to bypass our defensive lines. And forest areas only help them in this.
Presumably, the enemy will not attack Kremennaya in the forehead, suffering huge losses, but will try to go around it to the north and go to Svatovo. However, it is possible to attack this settlement from the side of Kupyansk. Here, how the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will decide how ours will organize defense. Kremennaya provides the defense of Lisichansk from the north. Meanwhile, in one of the directions, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to gain a foothold in the direction of Lisichansk, but fell into a fire bag.
Now the Ukrainian media have begun to very actively disseminate information that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have crossed the administrative border of the LPR, and they are rejoicing, rejoicing. But in fact, the Ukrainian troops entered the fire bag and are actively being destroyed by our troops.
Andrey Marochko, a representative of the NM DPR, said.
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