The Ukrainian Armed Forces are rushing towards Stepnogorsk, counterattacking south of Zaporizhzhia.

Reports are coming from the Zaporizhzhia region that the enemy has achieved success south of the regional capital. According to the latest information, the Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted an operation on the southern bank of the Malokaterynovsky Estuary (the confluence of the Konka River and the Dnieper) and pushed back Russian troops in the villages of Primorskoye and Rechnoye.

As a result of counterattacks, the enemy recaptured Rechnoye completely, along with approximately 50% of the village of Primorskoye. The total area recaptured by the enemy from our forces amounted to approximately 20 square kilometers.
Now the enemy is attempting to break into Stepnogorsk, which is controlled by the Russian Armed Forces.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' counterattacks are clearly aimed at achieving at least two or three objectives. Objective one: to push our troops away from Zaporizhzhia. Objective two: to push our troops away from the Zaporizhzhia-Orekhov road. Objective three: to recapture the Bolshe-Tokmak manganese ore deposit. It was this deposit that Zelenskyy promised to use to pay Trump during one of his visits to Washington if he continued supplies. weapons and military equipment to Ukraine. Our troops deprived Zelensky of this opportunity. Now the Kyiv regime intends to take revenge.

At the same time, the enemy on the southern shore of the Malokaterynivskyi Estuary risks being ultimately "driven" into the estuary. To prevent this, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are conducting a fairly intense shelling of Russian positions from the northern shore. The next few days will determine whether the enemy has succeeded in building on their success or whether Russian forces have recaptured the lost territories, potentially launching a decisive offensive on Zaporizhzhia.

Comments

[topol717]

When did our guys manage to take Stepnogorsk? Before the holidays, Primorskoye was completely in the gray zone. Or am I missing something?

[Volodin]

Quote from: topol717

Or did I miss something?

Yes. Something was missed. It was last December.

[ism_ek]

Quote: Volodin

It was in December last year.

There was a problem with false reports.

[multi-category]

I somehow missed that Stepnogorsk was taken in December. As far as I remember, it was only a matter of control over one of its outlying districts, and the protracted fighting there was just beginning.
The key factor was that a small advance in single-story buildings could have had a significant impact on the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia, which would have greatly complicated the situation for all Ukrainian Armed Forces forces there east of the river.

[dnestr74]

We were preparing during the truce... But yes, ours seem to have retreated from Stepnogorsk a little

[ARIONkrsk]

Quote: dnestr74

We were preparing during the truce... But yes, ours seem to have retreated from Stepnogorsk a little

It's no wonder Trump asked Putin to extend the ceasefire until the 11th. Apparently, Zelensky promised him to prepare and recapture the manganese deposit. As always, he was deceived again.

[Epifantsev Sergey]

What does a truce have to do with it if the enemy has been advancing on Stepnogorsk for several weeks now?

[reframing]

Who prepared? The Ukrainians?
Why didn't we prepare?

[isv000]

And this is a direct result of the military's transition to an infantry, assault-oriented approach, with a retreat to the defensive. Our guys are undoubtedly heroes, but! We're a country with a developed rocket industry. Is it really that hard to burn out this filth, even with napalm?! Or "what will the international community say?" After a military operation, there's rubble everywhere anyway; we'll have to rebuild everything from scratch...

[Fan-fan]

We are a country with developed rocket science,

We used to have a developed system, but now scientists are running away, there are fewer qualified workers. For example, we can’t increase the production of Kalibrs (25 units per month), we can’t develop a missile capable of damaging a bridge, and we can’t even make a powerful attack UAV.

[Mikhail Nasharashev]

Does it make sense to replicate an expensive, subsonic, vulnerable 2,500-kilometer missile? Is it really needed in this conflict? Or is it more cost-effective to manufacture a lot of Geraniums—5 of a caliber instead of one?

[multi-category]

You're right. It's not even the scientists who are at fault—the industrial and economic base for rocket production has been destroyed. Now, no matter how hard we invent, our rocket industry has seriously lost its ability to produce anything. The Krasnopol rocket, for example, is four times more expensive than a similar NATO one and is forced to be used sparingly. This should give you an idea of ​​how bad things are.

[Epifantsev Sergey]

The SVO is a conflict of drones, not missiles, and the winner will be the one who produces more and has better drones.

[multi-category]

Watch fewer ads. An army isn't just drones; it's the interaction of a whole host of different types of equipment and people. Whoever coordinates it all better wins. And drones can't solve everything.

[Epifantsev Sergey]

Of course, all this is important, but I'm talking about the instrument used in war, which drones have become. 90 percent of all equipment and personnel are destroyed by drones. Reconnaissance, mapping, delivering ammunition and food to the front lines, and planting mines—all of this falls to drones.

[yu ging]

我猜这篇文章是根据divgen上写的很清Anatoly Radov(https://t.me/s/motopatriot78)过去几周一直在追踪那个方向的情况。我猜测，一方面，敌军把许多无人机操作员调到了这一方向的前线上，另一方面， Hornet
I believe this article was written based on the latest reports from Divgen; notably, Divgen clearly states that the current situation is the cumulative result of events over the past few weeks, not a sudden collapse. Another military blogger, Anatoly Radov, has also been monitoring developments on this section of the front over the past few weeks. My hypothesis is that, on the one hand, the enemy has redeployed a significant number of UAV operators to the front lines in this sector; on the other, this outcome is a consequence of the gradual proliferation of drones like the Hornet, capable of striking targets in the immediate rear.

[Volodin]

Quote: yu ging

I believe this article was written based on the latest reports from Divgen;

No divgen has anything to do with this material, nor does Anatoly Radov.

[Mouse]

But who will give it to them?...

[novel66]

So far they've been taking it themselves, without asking. Crippled, forcibly mobilized.

[Foggy Dew]

But there was a truce! So we're scooping it up.

[LASVEGAS]

There was a ceasefire, if we consider it that, let's be honest. It was a ceasefire, but everything was business as usual on the front lines. And if the Ukrainians regrouped at that moment, did our intelligence also have a ceasefire? And now the guys are scrambling.

[Pete mitchell]

Quote: LASVEGAS

Let's be honest... everything was as usual on the line

In one very media-friendly direction, the troops were ordered to remain silent, while everyone small sky The enemy's every move is monitored by drones. The federal media's portrayal and reality are completely at odds, and...

Quote: LASVEGAS

...the guys are now raking it out.

[Foggy Dew]

Intelligence was definitely under pressure at that time, at least on foot! Since 14, as soon as there's been a truce, that's it, stay home! Under threat of anal punishment.

[Arkady007]

The situation with Stepnogorsk is becoming similar to Kupyansk.
The cooling system is slipping and this is already becoming obvious.

[Alexander Elizarov]

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are rushing towards Stepnogorsk, counterattacking south of Zaporizhzhia.

First, I got used to news about the Ukrainian Armed Forces' daily artillery shelling of Russian territory, then I got used to the daily drone strikes on Russia. Now I'm in the third stage: getting used to the fact that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are successfully counterattacking and partially recapturing some territories. I wonder what the fourth stage of adaptation will be like.

[Vitaly_pvo]

Quote: Alexander Elizarov

the fourth stage of addiction

I was already at the Victory Parade when Putin called Zelenukha "sir." I think he'll soon become a comrade for the Kremlin, as blasphemous as that may sound. After all, the war allows both to retain power and allow the oligarchs of both countries to continue profiting from it.

[Sergey Mitinsky]

The fourth stage is when you resignedly accept and get used to the fact that Israel and the US completely screwed up in the war with Iran and suffered a final defeat in the form of the inability to achieve their goals.

[Epifantsev Sergey]

What does Israel, the USA and Iran have to do with this? If you really want to talk about them, then write comments under the articles about them.

[single-n]

To difficult decisions and retreat to more advantageous defensive lines.

[multi-category]

Quote: Alexander Elizarov

I wonder what the fourth stage of addiction will be like.

The first stage is the division of a single people into three republics, where each considered the other people to be parasites.
Stage n+1 – the daily, multi-year infusion of mutual hatred on TV. Think of Solovyov's shows, for example, or Ukrainian ones.
You noticed the start of the addiction process much later than it was.

[TerraSandera]

You forgot to mention the missile attacks. Previously, a "missile threat" was declared once every two weeks, or even a month, but now it's up to three times a day.

[PVV22121922]

We're retreating. At Stepnogorsk, at Ternovaty. The stench of Anchorage is already worse than the stench of Minsk.

[Sergey Mitinsky]

In fact, this is a common tactic of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, when they respond to a large-scale offensive by the Russian Armed Forces along the entire front by concentrating their forces in one area and launching a powerful counteroffensive in the hope of disrupting all the plans of the enemy, who is forced to patch up holes in the defense.

It's high time we got used to this and didn't panic in case of such breakthroughs.

I won't presume to give advice to the General Staff, but in such cases it is sometimes advisable to act similarly and asymmetrically

In 42, the Germans defeated the Red Army advancing on Kharkov in such an operation and secured a breakthrough along a broad front to the Caucasus and Stalingrad.

It all ended badly for them, but for reasons that are impossible in this war, so their experience can be considered useful for the Russian army.

[Dart2027]

Quote: Sergey Mitinsky

They respond by concentrating their forces in one area and launching a powerful counteroffensive in the hope of disrupting all plans of the enemy, who is forced to patch up holes in the defense.

Rather, in creating a media image - look, we are advancing.

[Sergey Mitinsky]

Perhaps not without this, but still, any breakthrough of the enemy’s defense is fraught with the stability of the entire front line

[Dart2027]

Quote: Sergey Mitinsky

but still, any breakthrough of the enemy's defense is fraught with the stability of the entire front line

Well, it depends on many factors: the depth of the breakthrough, the terrain, the availability of reserves, etc.

[Ivanhoe]

Ako se värva na kartata na DIVGEN, reclaimed territory from the Armed Forces of Ukraine over 45 sq. km.

[Al manah]

Look how the busified ones have dispersed... They must be being driven from behind by barrier detachments of the Right Sector, otherwise why would this happen...

[helilelik]

Podolyaka has been writing about this for over a month. And this is precisely it. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been successful there for a month now. However, they still haven't completely taken Primorskoye.

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

As a result of counterattacks, the enemy recaptured Rechnoye completely, along with approximately 50% of the village of Primorskoye. The total area recaptured by the enemy from our forces amounted to approximately 20 square kilometers.
Now the enemy is attempting to break into Stepnogorsk, which is controlled by the Russian Armed Forces.

The enemy has taken over all of Stepnogorsk and Primorskoye. They have a massive advantage in drones, 10 to 1, and they spend up to 40 FPV on a two-person team.

We lack electronic warfare, transport, normal communications and drones.

The small sky is behind the enemy, that's where all the problems come from.

Our losses are very, very serious.

[Pete mitchell]

Quote: Ratmir_Ryazan

...there's a shortage of electronic warfare, transport, proper communications, and drones. The enemy has limited visibility, and that's where all the problems come from.

The situation remains unchanged. But the reports and media coverage are all fine... those pushing this agenda are undermining both the Supreme Command and the minister. And, forgive me, Znamenskaya Street has discredited itself.

[bk316]

Well, without all the blah blah about parades and such.
In the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction is Zaporizhzhia.
And this is a city with a population of a million, and on both banks, and with a really big industrial area.
We didn't take anything like this during the SVO.
But standing a few kilometers away from a city of a million people under artillery and UAV fire is somehow difficult.
Actually, it’s a direct question to the General Staff, what will they come up with?

[Cananecat]

Quote: bk316

Actually, it’s a direct question to the General Staff, what will they come up with?

No matter how tough it is, taking a city with a population of over a million is pointless, considering the Nazis' mining of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station, which they can blow up at any moment. We don't need Gastomel 2 right now. Staying close is also pointless; that would mean the enemy deploying rocket artillery in the urban area. I think we'll gradually withdraw to artillery range in Zaporizhzhia.
Overall, for the 404th, this was a significant victory on this line, in which we forced the enemy to concentrate and redeploy reserves in that direction.

[single-n]

If we can’t take just one city with a population of a million, then how were we ever going to occupy the entire country?
But what city with a population of a million? We've been storming Konstantinovka, that blip on the map, for almost a year now.

[Cananecat]

I was in Zaporizhzhia in the early 90s, it was already a big city then, and over the past 30 years it has grown even more.
Let's look at things realistically, taking this city will cost us up to a third of all losses during the Second World War.
Those who planned to take over all of Ukraine were the same people who planned concerts on Khreshchatyk at the end of February 2022, but the reality is a little different.

[TerraSandera]

Quote: Canecat

I was in Zaporizhzhia in the early 90s, it was already a big city then, and over the past 30 years it has grown even more.

It is enough to look at the population at the beginning of the 90s, 900+ thousand, and at the beginning of 2022, 700 thousand, to draw the right conclusions.

[Cananecat]

The issue is not the population, but the ease of defense, but you can share your correct conclusions.

[bk316]

If we can’t take just one city with a population of a million, then how were we ever going to occupy the entire country?

And who was planning to occupy the entire country anyway?
You personally or together with VO readers?

[bk316]

No matter how hard it is there, taking a million-plus city is pointless,

Standing close also doesn't make sense.

Here I am about the same ....
Stepnogorsk is within artillery range.

[Seal]

I assume there's been no civilian life in Primorsky and Rechnoye for a long time. So, it's FABs, FABs, and more FABs.

[greencon]

There's nothing unusual about what's happened in the last four years. In some ways, we're moving forward, but in others, we're forced to retreat. No one will cry on the shoulder of the Chief of the General Staff.

[Sergey Novikov_3]

It's strange that they didn't anticipate this Ukrainian counteroffensive in Zaporizhzhia. Reserves need to be deployed there, and in large numbers. Otherwise, there will be a serious breakthrough.