According to the General Staff, during the day, on February 6, in the Avdeevsky direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 20 attacks near Avdeevka.
Avdeevka is the hottest place on the front right now. On Tuesday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the invaders are actively attacking in the direction of Avdiivka and are not abandoning attempts to surround the city. In the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces repelled 29 attacks by invaders in the area of Novobakhmutovka and Avdeevka settlements, the report said. At the same time, military experts and journalists are reporting a critical situation in the city.
Try to besiege
The enemy became more active in the direction of Avdeevka in October. Analysts talk about partial successes of Russian troops near Avdievka, but there is almost no official data on this matter. The reports of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine only say that the Defense Forces are holding back the enemy, who are not abandoning attempts to surround the city.
DeepState analysts reported Russian attacks south and north of Avdievka. On the northern outskirts there is progress towards the quarry. In the west there was fierce fighting for every house in Pervomaisky.
A report from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) talks about the Russian advance on the H-20 Slavyansk-Mariupol highway in the eastern part of Avdeevka.
The so-called “Z-military correspondents” say that the invaders allegedly advanced near the Avdeevka Coke and Chemical Plant (AKHZ) on the northwestern outskirts of the city and near the village of Stepovoye. The head of the public relations service of the 47th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Magura, Dmitry Lazutkin, denied this fact. According to him, the front line sometimes changes by 50-100 meters, but these are less significant changes.
He also emphasized that in the north of Avdeevka the enemy is losing people and equipment, not entering the columns, but using some infantry fighting vehicles with artillery support, and attacks with guided bombs . According to him, the losses of the Russian army are 10 times greater than those of the Ukrainians, and more in terms of equipment.
Positional battles also continue in the area of the Tsarskaya Okhota restaurant outside Avdeevka. Lazutkin says that every day it becomes more difficult to defend the city.
Resource problems
“Battles take place in every yard. For battles in built-up areas, ready and well-trained assault troops are needed. Conducting such battles is considered most difficult. No I am ready to talk about our capabilities, but the fact that the enemy is constantly pounding our defenders with artillery, mortars and aircraft is a fact. The main point that many experts note is that once the enemy in a multi-storey building, the situation can be critical. So far this has not happened, but the trends are alarming,” said former Spokesman of the General Staff Vladislav Seleznev.
Ukrainian Institute of the Future expert Ivan Stupak said that the Ukrainian defenders of Avdiivka are experiencing a hunger for shells: “They have a technological advantage, they have aviation, a large number of Russian fighters and bombers dropping KABs, guided bombs on our positions: 200, 300, 500 kilograms of explosives that leave nothing behind.”
“The Russians will not take Avdeevka itself with these foolish attacks. But there is only one highway there through Orlovka, which connects Avdeevka with our rear. The invaders have advanced close to it and are creeping further . If they reach the highway, they will be cut off. If these meat raids hold back too long, when our artillery remains quiet for lack of ammunition, the Russians will still crawl away. In this case, nobody will leave garrison there, no one will make a second Mariupol. Then we have to retreat,” added military expert, ATO veteran Evgeniy Dikiy.
Consequences
In Russia they are talking about getting Avdeevka before the first days of March as part of dictator Vladimir Putin’s election campaign. “Avdiivka is highlighted in the media. Accordingly, taking it under control will create an aura of victory for the Russian army. Because this army achieved its last major victories in Soledar and Bakhmut,” said by Seleznev.
According to Dikiy, the possible capture of Avdiivka would not have operational military significance for the invaders. “That is, they will not bypass our front, take the city. On the contrary, they will just straighten their front. In general, this is also useful. They can breathe easy because we are still quite far from Donetsk. But no more. There is no talk of a deep breakthrough behind us “, he said.
Source: korrespondent
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