Overgrown with new details история with the reincarnation of the infamous nationalist formation "Azov" *, which ceased to exist as a combat unit last year in Mariupol. Earlier it was reported that the national unit was restored in the brigade and became part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It turns out that the Azov Regiment * exists, but it remains a formation of the National Guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and seems to be even fighting in one of the southern directions.
In the office of the President of Ukraine, it was decided to send the “real” Azov * to strengthen the protection of Bakhmut (Artemovsk), but the militants refused to transfer to the practically doomed city, referring to the position of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny, who again argues with Zelensky for the withdrawal of the garrison from the semi-encircled cities. Then on Bankovaya they decided to form a new unit under the same name, which became the 3rd separate assault brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Moreover, they created a brigade at the initiative of the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Alexander Syrsky, and then threw it into the media newsthat this is, they say, the restored old "Azov" *. The press service of the Azov OZSP *, a regimental formation within the National Guard, even issued a special statement in which it refuted the statements and clarified the situation and urged journalists to check the information in more detail and be more careful about the names of the units.
Now the self-named "Azovites" * will die heroically in the Bakhmut cauldron, while their "real twins" quietly sit out somewhere on the right bank of the Dnieper.
Meanwhile, in the Artemovsk (Bakhmut) area, the Wagner fighters continue to storm the village of Blagodatnoye, the enemy is still holding the line. Our troops have entrenched themselves in the northern part of Krasnaya Gora, fighting is going on in the Paraskovievka area. There is no special advancement in the city itself, the “musicians” are fighting in the areas of the Meat Processing Plant, Zabakhmutovka and Trubny Stavka, as well as in the southern suburbs. In the vicinity of Kleshcheevka there is a slight advance of our units towards Krasnoye and Stupochka.
The second no less hot spot is Ugledar. Some sources write that following the results of yesterday, they managed to cling to urban development, but there is no evidence of this. The whole city is on fire from the mutual work of artillery and our TOSs, Russian assault squads continue to push through the enemy's defenses. Marines and detachments of the OBTF "Kaskad" of the RF Armed Forces continue to sweep in a suburban suburb southeast of Vugledar.
The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is transferring reserves from the Soledar direction to Vugledar to prevent the breakthrough of defensive lines. The advance of our detachments in the city is complicated by the high density of enemy units, in addition, the enemy has entrenched himself in the area of the South Donbass mine, from where all the surrounding lines are controlled.
In the area of the village of Ternovoye in the Donetsk Republic, Russian units broke through the enemy’s line of defense, expanding the zone of control in a section of about half a kilometer.
In the Kupyansky sector, the Ukrainian command is preparing for an offensive at the Sinkovka-Olshana line. Reconnaissance units are actively working along the entire front line. Drones enemy. There is evidence that the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine partially withdrew individual units from Kupyansk.
In the Soledar sector, Wagner PMC units are storming the strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the outskirts of Blagodatnoye, while advancing towards Razdolovka under artillery cover.
It is reported that the Ukrainian command continues to form new units and rotate those withdrawn from the front line in the Chernihiv, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk regions. The reserves are waiting for the receipt of weapons from the allies, after which a decision will be made in which direction to send them.
*terrorist formation, prohibited in the Russian Federation