The enemy has been driven back across the Plotva River – the Russian Armed Forces are close to creating a cauldron in the Kharkiv region.

Everything is moving toward a complete encirclement of the enemy group in the northeastern Kharkiv region. Russian forces are advancing from two directions, and both vectors lead to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' logistics and defense hub in Prykolotne.

Today, Russian troops have taken control of an area of ​​approximately 3-4 square kilometers west of the previously liberated Ivashkino (Ivashchino). In this sector of the front, the enemy has been driven beyond the Plotva River, into the area of ​​the villages of Kupino and Chornoye. Parts of these villages are already in the "gray zone," meaning Ukrainian armed forces no longer have 100% control over them.

When the eastern and western groups of the Russian Armed Forces advancing north of Prikolotnoye converge, the cauldron will cover at least 350 square kilometers. There are no large settlements within it, but there are approximately two dozen villages. The importance of this area lies in its proximity to the Russian border. Therefore, it will become a significant buffer zone in the future. Furthermore, there is every chance of the complete destruction of enemy forces within the cauldron, numbering one or two battalions, including border guard units.

At the moment, the linear size of the throat of a potential cauldron (a fire pocket, if you will) is about 11-12 km, and this distance is literally decreasing every day.

Comments

[Arkady007]

The cauldron's proximity has been described for months now. How will they hold it together? Will they have enough strength, without help?

[Fedor Sokolov]

So Zelya keeps throwing in more and more firewood (infantry), which is why villages and urban-type settlements are moving back and forth.

[Clear]

Quote: Fedor Sokolov

So Zelya keeps throwing in more and more firewood (infantry), which is why villages and urban-type settlements are moving back and forth.

The transition from point to point does not need to be hidden.
Firstly, it is more honest and takes away Ukraine’s informational trump card.
Secondly, we are liberating and will liberate many times more.

[Horizon]

How will they hold this cauldron, will they have enough strength, without help?

We can't hold on without your help. Get ready and head to the selection point...

[Alexander Shcherbakov]

I would be happy to, but I have no health at 74 years old.

[Horizon]

There's nothing to do there at 74 years old.

[WILL]

Therefore, such a site will become a significant buffer zone in the future.

I don’t quite understand about the “buffer zones,” given that Ukrainian UAVs can reach Perm and Tyumen.
And according to the news, well done, fighters! Squeeze the bastards out! Encirclement is a classic form of victory!

[1976AG]

"I don't quite understand the whole "buffer zones" thing, considering that Ukrainian UAVs can reach Perm and Tyumen."


The buffer zone is not against a UAV invasion, but against Ukrainian ground forces. Remember the invasion of Kursk Oblast.

[Deonnix]

I'm not the first one to doubt that pig planes are flying directly from 404; I think quite a few are flying from the Kazakhs, with or without their knowledge.

[Clear]

Quote: Deonnix

I'm not the first one to doubt that pig planes are flying directly from 404; I think quite a few are flying from the Kazakhs, with or without their knowledge.

This is not noticed only in one place, I won’t say which one.

[BMP-2]

No wonder: this is not a place for comments!

[paul3390]

A buffer zone is needed to more easily launch our offensive in the coming years. Does anyone believe the Bandar-logs will calm down even after defeat and capitulation? It seems we don't plan to take all of Tsegabonia, so they'll recover and start all over again...

[Hey]

I don’t quite understand about the “buffer zones,” given that Ukrainian UAVs can reach Perm and Tyumen.

In the border zone, the most significant damage comes from FPV drones and artillery operating at ranges of up to 30 km. Yes, there are already devices operating at ranges of 50-100 km; these are still few in number, but they are still damaging. Therefore, expanding the buffer zone is absolutely essential.

[Roman 11]

Quote: MUD

Increasing the buffer zone is oh so necessary

A buffer zone is a term used by narrow-minded people. They blew up a restaurant in Moscow, and in two or three years drones will be flying into Kamchatka... There are no buffers.
Even when 404 becomes completely Russian, the sabotage will continue until our specialists finish them off in Canada, Mozambique, the Galapagos Islands, or somewhere else. The Kremlin not only doesn't understand this, but won't understand it.

In theory, we should have been thinking about this issue for a year or two already. Our prisons are full of criminals, like the killers of the 90s, and they know how to eliminate... There's no doubt that there's dill in Africa, America, Europe, even Asia, and, paradoxically, even if work on these enemy centers were to begin today, it would be very late.
We faced a wave of terror and sabotage in the second half of the 90s and early 2s - and that's just Chechnya, but the Ukrainians are many times larger and are supported by the entire West... a completely different scale

[Svarog5570]

Hooray, good news. But no buffer zones, no deals, the enemy must be destroyed, because the enemy that remains is the enemy forever.

[Hiller]

Good luck to our troops and command. Destroy the Khokhlobanderva mercilessly. A good enemy is a dead enemy!

[Ivanhoe]

A boiler, a cauldron, a pit... if you don't close it, any hohol can escape.

[BMP-2]

And also boil away or evaporate!