The Russian Armed Forces liberated the village of Shevchenko and entered Kazachya Lopan north of Kharkov.

Russian troops continue their advance in the northern Kharkiv region. As of this writing, Russian Armed Forces have liberated the village of Shevchenko on the Lopan River, approximately 3 kilometers from the border with the Belgorod region.

Let us recall that the enemy had previously been driven out of Shevchenko, but attempted to counterattack, and therefore part of this village constituted a “gray zone.”

Advancing in this direction, units of the Russian army entered the large village of Kazachya Lopan, pushing the enemy out of its northern part.

Kazachya Lopan is located 25 km north of Kharkiv. For a long time, it served as a kind of outpost for attacks. drones и rockets deep into Russia. Accordingly, advancement on this section of the front also reduces the enemy's ability to use the Kharkiv border area for UAV launches. However, the problem is that the number drones The enemy's access to drones is growing, meaning western and southern logistics routes are becoming operational, including through Lviv and the ports of the Odesa region. Their speed and range are also increasing. Accordingly, creating a relatively shallow buffer zone won't completely eliminate long-range strikes, but it will nevertheless reduce the number of attacks on the Belgorod border area.

Comments

[APASUS]

Local customs tried to accuse me of wine smuggling in Kazachya Lopan. Devils

[pudelartemon]

Well, at least they took revenge for someone/something.

[Krasnoyarsk]

[/quote]Accordingly, the creation of a relatively shallow buffer zone will not completely eliminate long-range strikes, but it will still reduce the number of attacks on the Belgorod border area.[quote]

Because of what? Because the border in this area was moved back 5 km?
Don't make me laugh. I guess I just wanted to end the article on a positive note.

[Volodin]

Quote: Krasnoyarsk

Don't make me laugh. I guess I just wanted to end the article on a positive note.

What determines the number of attacks in the border area: a) drones, b) mortars, c) small arms/RPGs/ATGMs, d) artillery, e) armored vehicle fire. Every five kilometers means fewer opportunities for the enemy, fewer firing positions, fewer warehouses/caches in the immediate rear. It's simple math. Funny or not, the math doesn't care. I'm stating a fact.

In general, yes, we would all like the buffer zone to extend to Berlin and London, but we have what we have.

[Andrey Mishin]

Every kilometer counts.

[Alexey Lantukh]

For small drones, of course, it matters. However, there's less than 1 km between Kaz Lopanyu and the previously liberated Grans. Whether they entered or didn't is largely debatable, as reports are being made...

[Sergey Dymsky]

The range of drone strikes is growing faster than the width of the buffer zone.

[Couch analyst]

For the safety and survival of civilians, not just kilometers but even centimeters can make a difference. Good luck to Russian soldiers, drive these pigs away from our borders, preferably as far as possible.

[Vatnik_]

Border villages are not so much launch pads for drones as convenient staging areas for raids into neighboring regions of Russia. To avoid a new Sudzha, we must eliminate the staging areas.