23/ "And now, near Pokrovsk, similar tactics are being used, only the infantry is infiltrating the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces not through pipes, but in small groups along previously reconnoitered routes through fields and plantations.
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Chriso_wiki reminds of Sukonkin’s comments on enemy forces near Sumy, and ‘Military Informant’ on Russian advance.
17/ "As a recent example, I would like to remind you of Comrade Sukonkin's comments on the concentration of enemy forces in the Yunakivka area near Sumy." 'Military Informant' has a similar commentary about the factors that have made the sudden Russian advance possible:
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Enemy’s loose defense: resource reallocation for other border strikes
14/ "On the other hand, the looseness of the enemy's defence in this direction reflects not only his general problems with his own human resources, but also the reservation of forces and resources for possible strikes in other directions, in particular, on the border areas.
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Menace ennemie dans la région de Bryansk
15/ "On 2 August, we discussed this issue with a comrade and agreed that if, say, our opponents manage to break through to the Bryansk region (they just destroyed a bridge there) and gain a foothold in the forests, we will have a hard time getting them out of there.
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War strategy: delaying tactics and human resource wastage benefit the enemy.
13/ …strategically drag out the war until we're worn out, and the ongoing wasteful spending of our human resources in meat grinder battles only plays into his hands.
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Uncertain confrontation despite heavy losses
10/ …and it is not yet clear, given the heavy losses of our infantry, whether it will be possible to completely close the cauldron, i.e. the confrontation is on thin ice on both sides.
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Enemy’s loose defense and splayed finger wedges, with no immediate counterattack threat.
9/ "The nuances are that, on the one hand, the enemy's defence is actually quite loose and there are no forces for effective counterattacks to cut them off here and now; on the other hand, the wedges have formed in the shape of splayed fingers,…
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Golikov analyzes enemy UAV destruction and kamikaze drone activity
5/ Svyatoslav Golikov analyses the situation in more detail: "First. Comrade Filatov notes the systematic destruction of enemy UAVs, which leads to a decrease in the activity of kamikaze drones…"
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Air traffic control of logistics comms near Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad
6/ "In addition, logistics communications leading to Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad from the north-west have been placed under tight drone control, i.e. the combat zone is being isolated at the operational level."
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Russian salient north of Pokrovsk: Ukrainian dismay, Russian caution on costly assault
1/ Russia's recent creation of a salient north of Pokrovsk has been met with dismay by the Ukrainians, but with a surprising degree of caution from Russian warbloggers. They caution that it's an extended meat assault with an uncertain chance of success.