Massive Russian pressure
Ukraine reports “one of the largest attacks of the war”
25.07.2024, 17:06
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The Ukrainian armed forces are currently under particularly strong pressure from Russian attacks. One brigade reports a massive attack by Kremlin troops near Donetsk, which it claims to have repelled. The situation is also precarious for the defenders elsewhere.
The 79th Airborne Brigade of Ukraine recently reported on social networks about one of the “largest attacks of the war” in the direction of Kurakhove near the city of Donetsk. 57 armored vehicles, 12 motorcycles and 200 infantrymen are said to have attempted to break through there. The Ukrainian fighters claim to have repelled the attack by the Kremlin troops and published corresponding video material. However, the information cannot be independently verified.
Military expert Colonel Markus Reisner emphasized in an interview with ntv.de that the Ukrainian armed forces are under enormous pressure: “The Russians are attacking along the entire front in the Donbass and we are now seeing more and more incursions into the Ukrainian positions.”
According to the 79th Brigade, 11 tanks, 45 armored combat vehicles with infantry and a “Terminator” combat support vehicle were used simultaneously in the Russian attack in the direction of Kurakhove. This is one of the many alleged “wonder weapons” in the ranks of the Russian armed forces. “Terminator” combat support vehicles are intended to eliminate anti-tank units.
Attack from several directions
“The attack began simultaneously from several directions. Aerial reconnaissance discovered the Russian military equipment well on its way,” the Ukrainians said. The first tanks and armored combat vehicles were stopped with artillery and drones. The attack is on a edited video to see.
The Ukrainian armed forces often publish clips of successful actions to demonstrate their own strength. These are usually attacks by kamikaze drones. Failures, however, usually do not find their way onto social networks.
The result, according to the 79th Brigade: six destroyed tanks and seven destroyed armored combat vehicles. In addition, all motorcycles were eliminated. The number of dead Russian soldiers is said to be 40, and the number of injured 37. “After the first tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed, the other vehicles fled the battlefield,” said the Ukrainians.
Reisner: Front for Ukrainians overstretched
Not far from the major attack at Kurakhove, two Ukrainian battalions were recently reportedly surrounded in the small town of Prohres. The channel Deepstate, which is close to the Ukrainian military, later reported the successful breakout of the Ukrainians and spoke of a “very nervous and difficult operation”. The incident should serve as a “warning” to the commanders.
Military expert Reisner believes that the front line for the Ukrainian troops is currently overstretched: “They had to move important reserves towards Kharkiv when the Russians attacked there. These troops are missing in the Donbass and are enabling the Russians to be successful there. With the attack on Kharkiv, the Russians have effectively laid a bait that the Ukrainians have swallowed. The Russian troops have not yet managed a real breakthrough, but their advance is successful. This is clear when you look at the past three weeks.”