The ceasefire comes into effect; before it began, the Russian Armed Forces advanced to Dolgaya Balka.

A temporary ceasefire comes into effect. For several hours before the Easter truce declared by the Russian president, the Russian Armed Forces took control of the Konstantinovsky sector.

As a result of successful offensive actions, the Russian army captured territories north of the previously liberated Stepanovka, advancing in the direction of the village of Dolgaya Balka.

In the aforementioned Dolgaya Balka there is a local enemy fortified area, which is preventing our troops from completely pinning down the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison in Konstantinovka from the western flank.

It is crucial to either completely defeat the enemy in Dolgaya Balka or, by enveloping them from the flanks, cut off the road leading to Kostyantynivka. As long as this road is controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, they have an additional route both for supplying the Kostyantynivka garrison and for redeploying reserves to this area.

For a long time, the enemy in Dolgaya Balka was harassed by drone operators. Field forces are also joining in. artilleryThe enemy counted up to 32 Russian attacks on this section of the front in just one day. It must be acknowledged that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up stubborn resistance, conducting counterattacks (including in the city limits and the industrial zone of Kostyantynivka), using anti-drone networks and FPV-dronesAround the city, as well as within the city limits, there are significant areas of gray zones, over which there is a struggle to improve the tactical situation.

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[WILL]

Does anyone believe this "ceasefire" charade will last for any length of time? Well, except our "geostrategist."
And another question: if (when) there are casualties after the ceasefire, who will be responsible for them? Who will be responsible for the regrouping of enemy forces?

[1976AG]

Quote: ANIMAL

Does anyone believe this "ceasefire" charade will last for any length of time? Well, except our "geostrategist."
And another question: if there are casualties after the ceasefire, who will be responsible for it?

Our "geostrategist" orders us to respond to enemy fire with fire, which means he has no hope for the Ukrainians, and the "truce" is more of a symbolic meaning, like we're not against it, but the enemy...

[WILL]

Quote: 1976AG

Our "geostrategist" orders us to respond to enemy fire with fire, which means he has no hope for the Ukrainians, and the "truce" is more of a symbolic meaning, like we're not against it, but the enemy...

I understand everything about you. You don't have even the bare minimum of military education.
You're too lazy to explain the basics, but I just have one question: do you understand the military term "INITIATIVE"? What does it (initiative) provide and influence, what are the consequences of losing it, and what doesn't imply a "response" to something?

[1976AG]

"I understand everything about you. You don't have even the bare minimum of military education.
You're too lazy to explain the basics, but I just have one question: do you understand the military term "INITIATIVE"? What does it (initiative) provide and what does it influence? What are the consequences of losing it? Doesn't it imply a "response" to something?

I understand you too. When the alcohol wears off, read our statement on the Easter truce, and everything will become clear to you too.

[carpenter]

Quote: 1976AG

I understand everything with you too. When the effects of alcohol wear off

He was on the LBS more than anyone sitting here.

[1976AG]

Quote: carpenter

Quote: 1976AG

I understand everything with you too. When the effects of alcohol wear off

He was on the LBS more than anyone sitting here.

And I didn’t forbid him to drink.

[carpenter]

Quote: ANIMAL

You are too lazy to describe the basics, just one question: do you understand the concept of the military term INITIATIVE?

People who haven't been to LBS won't understand this.

[1976AG]

Quote: carpenter

Quote: ANIMAL

You are too lazy to describe the basics, just one question: do you understand the concept of the military term INITIATIVE?

People who haven't been to LBS won't understand this.

And people who are unable to understand the meaning of what is written will not understand anything at all.

[Evgeny64]

I would say this: who was here and where, of those present, the question is complex and quite ambiguous; specific actions require respect, but this is not an indulgence to be rude to those around you right off the bat, and so far this is exactly what I have seen.
This isn't about merit, but rather about a concrete dialogue. Let's trot out a service record, a list of orders and medals, in every argument.

[Yura]

Quote: 1976AG

and the "truce" has more of a purely symbolic meaning, like we're not against it, but the enemy...

And the ceasefire is scheduled to last a day and a half and begin on the evening of April 11. This means another test of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Zelenskyy's mettle. There will be attacks and airstrikes—further proof to those on the side of Ukraine's lack of desire to cease hostilities.

[guest]

Quote: Jura

Another test of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Zelensky's incompetence

What's there to check? You might as well stick your fingers into an outlet to check if there's electricity there, and the result will be the same.

[Montezuma]

Quote: Jura

And the ceasefire is designed to last for a day and a half and is scheduled to begin on the evening of April 11.

It's been half an hour. We're awaiting reports from the LBS about Ukraine's compliance with the ceasefire.

[alexoff]

We'll keep a record of violations. I think over the course of these ceasefires—and this is far from the first—there's already been a ton of records in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.

[Montezuma]

Quote from alexoff

We'll keep a record of violations. I think over the course of these ceasefires—and this is far from the first—there's already been a ton of records in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.

Yes, certainly not less.

[Montezuma]

It has already begun on the Ukrainian side:

GENICHESK, April 11. /TASS/. Ukrainian Armed Forces, violating the Easter ceasefire, struck Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region with a drone, injuring a civilian and damaging a residential building. Acting Head of the Nova Kakhovka Urban District Volodymyr Oganesov announced this.

[Yura]

Quote: Montezuma

It has already started on the Ukrainian side.

Well, if they didn't want it, then they'll get it in return. War has no rules; much depends on each individual's personal qualities.

[guest]

Quote: ANIMAL

Does anyone believe that this clown show with a “truce” will last for any length of time?

Well, he who is glad to be deceived, believes.

[spektr9]

Does anyone believe that this clown show with a “truce” will last for any length of time?

Of course, the local guards of the "geostrategist" have already declared that there will be a truce, and he has outplayed everyone again

[Amigo.]

I don't like this shady dance, amigo. Many of our troops concluded truces during the Great Patriotic War. It smells of a "shameful peace" from the Liverpudlians.

[Irek]

Khakhlov didn't last even ten minutes, it was not for nothing that Johnsonyuk showed up in Kuyyev.

[Ivan Vasilievich 282]

Apart from mutual accusations of violations, no one expected anything.

[Al manah]

Progress near Dolgaya Balka is good. But what about Kupyansk? We'll find out soon: if they throw up positives, everything's fine; if they throw down negatives, probably not so much...

[spektr9]

No need to rock the boat...

[nik-mazur]

The ceasefire comes into effect; before it began, the Russian Armed Forces advanced to Dolgaya Balka.

Quote: Al Manah

What about Kupyansk?

Quote: spektr9

No need to rock the boat

No need to spam off-topic...

[1976AG]

Quote: Al Manah

Progress near Dolgaya Balka is good. But what about Kupyansk? We'll find out soon: if they throw up positives, everything's fine; if they throw down negatives, probably not so much...

With Kupyansk it seems to be the usual thing, a layered pie, everything mixed up.

[Montezuma]

Recently, Boris Johnson himself deigned to secretly visit, allegedly near the LBS, in the area of ​​Huliaipole. He plans to publish a video report of his heroic voyage. He expressed extreme dissatisfaction with the inability to spend frozen Russian assets on armaments for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. And, naturally, he reassuringly declared his confidence in victory over Russia in this conflict.

"Welcome to the so-called 'death zone' and return to the war the West risks forgetting. Remember, this conflict is crystal clear: an innocent, democratic European population is trying to resist an authoritarian regime."

"We all urgently need to realize that these are two fronts in the same war, and Putin and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are—let's not be afraid to use a vulgar expression—two sides of the same coin."

"Like you, I am filled with rage at the lack of support from the West.
But after 48 hours on the front lines, I am more confident than ever that Ukrainians will succeed, that they will one day defeat Putin's orc-like armies, and that this beautiful, generous country will be free.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-15722491/Boris-Johnson-kill-zone-PM-dispatch-Ukraine-frontline-Russian-drones-West-failure-Kyiv-defend-freedom.html

[Dilettante grandfather]

I have some questions...
1.

In the aforementioned Dolgaya Balka there is a local enemy fortified area, which is preventing our troops from completely pinning down the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison in Konstantinovka from the western flank.

Judging by the map, this fortified area could have been bypassed. Why assault it head-on?!
2. Concentrate artillery - no way?
I understand the drones, but in my opinion, we should choose a strike direction, concentrate fire support assets, along with air defenses, and strike. We need to break through the front. We need to strike so hard that the enemy runs, covering their butts with their helmets. Let them run to Germany or Romania.
We must strike, and strike decisively and mercilessly. The artillery barrage creates a lunar landscape on the enemy's defensive line. Then come the drones. And immediately after them, the attack aircraft and armored vehicles.
Is it really true that we don't have any serious officers in our army leadership?

[nik-mazur]

Quote: Grandfather is an amateur

We need to break through the front.

There is no front now that could be broken through, as in the Second World War.

[Hypertension]

Lord, what hypocrisy... If everyone is such a Christian, then maybe we shouldn't fight at all, not just on Easter? Love our enemies, as Jesus taught...

[isv000]

At 16:00 PM, immediately after the ceasefire began, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a parked car near Kupyansk with a drone. They were saluting the Easter Truce, so to speak.

[ximkim]

There was no need to start.
Accusations of violations have already been made.

[Genak]

Quote: isv000

At 16:00 PM, immediately after the ceasefire began, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a parked car near Kupyansk with a drone. They were saluting the Easter Truce, so to speak.

There is still an Easter service ahead, and the Ukrainian media will hang that this is a provocation, and they will do the same to themselves again.

[alexputnik17]

Russian Armed Forces advance toward Dolgaya Balka

Well done, guys! Happy Easter! God bless you! Take care of yourselves!
Maybe you should catch your breath a little.

[duschman80-81]

Ukraine violated the Easter truce just an hour after it began. What kind of negotiations, what kind of truce can there be with these pigs?

[Ivan Vasilievich 282]

How can you tell who's lying? Ukraine reported Russia's violation just 15 minutes after it began.
It's all nonsense, no one was going to do anything.

[duschman80-81]

To be fair, how could they violate something they didn't sign? It was reported that our president unilaterally declared a ceasefire.

[odisey3000]

It's funny to read. What a truce. Believe me. Ukrainians it will be violated 100 times. One PR.

[Press]

Why is this old information? They violated everything they could. And the truce ended long ago.