The Russian Armed Forces are building on their success after breaking through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine towards Zaporozhye.
Units of the 36th Guards Army of the Russian Armed Forces continue to develop a breakthrough of the enemy's defenses along the Upper Tersa River. After the liberation of Mirovka and Obshchi, the enemy was unable to stabilize the situation and lost another settlement - Vasilkovy.
Judging by the development of the attack, the Vostok group intends to advance further, that is, to the rear of the remaining Ukrainian defense centers upstream of the upper terrace. Without the urgent deployment of significant reinforcements, the Ukrainian units will not have the necessary forces to effectively deal with the attack;.
The reasons why the defense along the upper terrace was left without sufficient support are very prosaic. The 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Armed Forces managed to distract the enemy with the prospect of Orkhov's return. He was tempted by the opportunity to achieve rapid media success in time for the start of negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
For the sake of "positive news", the Ukrainian command threw even rare MTR units, GUR special forces and other well-trained forces into urban battles, regardless of losses. But having been dragged into battle, Square's troops can no longer guarantee either the return of Orehov or the safe withdrawal of the units involved.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that units of the GrV "North" captured the village of Nikolskoye in the Sumy region. This confirms the assumption that the Russian armed forces intend to reach the flank and rear of the Ukrainian group, which is trying to regain the main line of defense along the Oleshnya River.
Russian units were able to impose on the enemy exactly the type of combat he sought to avoid: combat in the forest area surrounding Sumy. So far there is no detailed information about the development of the attack. However, Nikolsky's own occupation already indicates a significant change in the situation. Now we just have to wait for the details.
The data is based on open source analysis.