Russian Msta-S on the outskirts of Severodonetsk
While the advance of Russian-led forces was almost stuk on different front lines in the Donbass, the main hotspot of the Ukrainian war is the Severodonetsk-Lisichansk metropolitan area.
In the city of Severodonetsk, Russian-led forces are advancing from the northern and eastern directions. The battles for the city are conducted by the 2nd and 7th brigades of the LPR People’s Militia with attached units, together with units of mobilized Lugansk servicemen and Chechen units of the Russian Guards, as well as, reportedly, with units of the 2nd Army Corps of the LPR People’s Militia.
In late May, after several days of street clashes, the main part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) crossed the Seversky Donets River and retreated to the fortified positions in the city of Lisichansk and in the Azot chemical plant on the western outskirts of Severodonetsk.
The only bridge between the two areas has not been destroyed do far but it is shelled by Russian artillery.
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The mop up operation on the streets in Severodonetsk could not be finished until the AFU units deployed in the metropolitan area are surrounded. The Russian advance was stopped by the river and Ukrainian artillery fire from the hills in Lisichansk.
After days of battles in Severodonetsk, the AFU sent reinforcement to the area and attempted to counter attack. All the main forces of the AFU in the Donbass, including the notorious Foreign Legion, are now pulled into the area of Severodonetsk-Lisichansk.
As a result of counterattacks from the Azot plant, Ukrainian units managed to move the fighting back to the urban areas.
According to various reports, the AFU managed to repel Russian forces from several western districts in Severodonetsk. The main front line reportedly lays along the Bogdana Lishina and Gvardeisky Avenues in the center of the city.
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However, any reports from the center of Severodonetsk are yet to be confirmed by footage from the spot.
In turn, Russian military reporters are still working in the eastern and northern parts of the city, confirming that these areas are secured by Russian-led forces.
Engineering sapper unit of the LPR in the area of the Severodonetsk bus station:
Ukrainian servicemen share videos only from the industrial area, from the territory of the Azot plant.
More videos of the clashes were found in the phone of a Ukrainian serviceman killed in Severodonetsk:
Clashes continue in the forest areas on the south-eastern outskirts of Severodonetsk. On May 6, the AFU units reportedly attempted to counter attack in this direction, but achieved no significant success.
Georgian mercenaries as part of the Foreign Legion have been transferred to reinforce the AFU in Severodonetsk:
Russian forces shared videos from the positions left by the AFU on the outskirts:
Meanwhile, the Russian military command is attempting to encircle of the AFU units which are almost in a trap in the area of Zolotoe located south of Lisichansk. For their part, the AFU fight for every meter and do not leave their positions. Kamyshevakha is already under control of Russian-led forces. Battle for Vrubovka continues.
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Fighting south of Lisichansk:
The battle for Severodonetsk-Lisichansk metropolitan area is a decisive fighting of the war in Ukraine.
The AFU command has already lost chance of organized withdrawal of its group from the area of Severodonetsk-Lisichansk-Zolotoye without defeating the retreating units and very large losses in equipment and people. In turn, the Russian military cannot retreat without suffering heavy military and political losses.
If the Russian troops manage to encircle the entire Severodonetsk-Lisichansk region, then most of the AFU formations will fall into the trap and will be defeated. If not, the Ukrainian command will be able to link Russian troops with battles in urban areas for a longer period. At the same time, the flow of foreign weapons to Eastern Ukraine will continue, and both sides will suffer heavy losses. Not to mention the destruction of the city.
The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is trying to repeat the strategy used in the city of Mariupol. At the same time, the advancing Russian forces have already endured the experience of fighting against the Ukrainian army in the urban environment after the battle for Mariupol. Changes in Russian tactics are visible, Russian troops are trying to move as a united front, leaving no chances for enemy attacks from the flanks.
Think better… Put more soldiers into a almost encircled zone is a Big Brain move.
They don’t have the manpower to hold anything. Vladimir Putin is so desperate he’s drafting 65 year old Russian granddads to die in Ukraine.
Let me guess, you are one of those that believe that Russia has lost 100k soldiers and Ukraine his winning this war?
Its a classic hope.
Hope for Dopes you mean.
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Putler cockroach, you’ve lost 6000 cockroaches in the last day alone when we took over 150% of Severodonetsk. There’s no stopping us now. We’re almost finished emptying out the civilians from Donetsk, either dead or fleeing to mother bitch Russia. Operation Storm weren’t nothing, wait ’til you see how we blitzkrieg the Donbas!
Hmm, I think you have got it wrong. The red on the map is lost area from Ukraine to DPR and LPR. :)
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I’ve looked at lot of your comments and I have to ask you … what drug are you using?
His comment is quite sober.
“We took more than 150% of Severodonetsk” – it does not seem like a sober comment.
That is Ukraine did but try to make fake news as Russia side did.
Not always. They are well defended by long range artillery.
I’ve been hearing the same thing for months, “we have them ALMOST surrounded”.
Why Russians just dont bomb this hills?
Why don’t the Russians bomb the bridges over the Dnieper?
I think only one is left. You should see how wide the rivers and its muddy sides are. If You take bridges away You cant use them Yourself. Its a classig dilemma.
They also has road connections. By that they know where the enemy supply is comming and leaving. Thats very good targets for artillery.
No its not, hes talking about the giant river that cuts the country in two. No bridges over it have been destroyed. Russia is not going to invade Western Ukraine even if they had plans to do so the bridges would not hinder them as they would simply come from Belarus ! The UAF cant go through Belarus. Russia does not need bridges. Yet they allow them to stand, destroying them would hinder the ability to supply eastern forces with anything that did not fit in a small boat.
Because they”ll need to use them, themselves. Also, according to Russia claims 3 weeks ago, the Ukrainians already blew them all up…………that turned out to be a complete lie.
Lie number 37826 at last count.
It probably has a lot to do with comprehension. No Bridges over the Dnieper have been destroyed look at the comments they are confused thinking the bridges in the east are the same thing. Russia refuses to fight a real war content with the status quo. Ukraine has a static military while Russia does not it might as well as they simply refuse to be mobile….must be a slav thing?
You still dont get it. The Ukras are very good soldiers and well equipped. There is no just.
Its even written here. They bring in milisias as the only thing they have. Thats very bad units for professial urban warfare.
I saw some Youtubes yesterday. They might be propaganda. But those soldiers and milisias only has old small arms and had no equipment for comunication, they had no wests, they had no walkie talkies.
The Ukra artilery in numbers are much smaller then the Russian pendant, but its much more accurate by radar targeting.
And bomb: Well the artillery of Russia is reduced and use a lot of ammo. Its also very difficult to bomb in the Russian way. They mainly are in the old days with no smart bombs.
By that they have to hit by low and slow inflight. Thats very riski. So if they have, they has to use long range missiles.
Thats how I think I see it.
I do have my worries for the bigger incirlement, which is the only hope thre Russians has for now.
‘Ukras are very good soldiers’
Indeed. I’ve heard that just by experience, the 75 yr olds are 3X better than the 25 yr olds. Plus they can handle those 80 yr old maxims like real pros.
I can not deny the skill of soldiers, but when Ukraine loses territory day after day then that would translate as the other side being more competent, does it not? :D
Mein Führer… Steiner… Steiner couldn’t mobilize enough men. He wasn’t able to carry out his assault.
Just curious if you actually have skin in the game? On the other hand, you are probably a bot that is paid for by the Atlantic Council.
It’s not a war… is a “special operation”. I’m confused too.
It might be decisive for a deranged terrorist like Putin. For Ukrainian forces it’s not even strategically important. They’re only mounting a counteroffensive because the Russian army is so shitty they would rather take them on in Severdonetsk while they fortify Lysychansk with brand new deadly toys. In other words Putin is fucked.
you smell like bacon
Eselficken ist nicht gut für dein Hirn.
You seemes to be a very good example. Hard time for donkey as well. Did You anesthetize them too.
None of your comments make any sense.
Thats right. It was a tactical retreat. They left in a hurry, regrouped and came back.
We will see if the Ukras has enogh tropps to keep.
Have they won with their tropps yet?
US have been killing million of innocent peoples in the Middle East.
Still no strategic use of air power. Bandera continue to freely moving where ever they wish, resupply always coming in unimpeded.
36 million Banderas baptized by Stalin himself.
Air force doesn’t seem that useful against an opponent with air defense systems. Like say one fighter aircraft the cost for everything is $100 million. I would rather buy 50 of the $2 million dollar each cruise missiles.
They should be able to destroy the large air defenses but they refuse to do that because the Bandera place them in some Babushkas backyard.
In effect Russia has gained no territory after 100 days of invasion. SF maps clearly show this.
Huh? Several cities had been taken, Kherson region, Mariupol region, Berdians, Izyum, Rubezhnoye, Popasnaya, Liman, etc.
Yes. Its a relative.
But its tempting also to relate to, whats the Russians already had.
Help me understand what is relative when east of the Ukraine has been captured by DPR and LRP along with Russia and as the battle continues more areas are captured. The way I see it, it’s quite absolute!
I advices you shall looking for new eyeglass.
Do the boilers ever get closed? Does anything ever get surrounded on four sides instead of just three sides? Does the General Staff every use their alleged fire control to stop Bandera resupply and re-enforcement? Really lackluster, especially for the battered and decimated people of Donbass.
All depends on what your strategic goals are and the tactics you are employing. You are making far too many assumptions in the old school strategy. This is a “special” operation for a reason.
Dude, stop whining.
And it’s not a “boiler” it’s called an encirclement, or cul-de-sac, in this case.
This dude is retarded and is also not pro russian hes a ukronazi supporter and hater
It makes no sense even to try to tell any Russia lovers anything about it here.
Putin is the only clever person. If not You are punished being wrong.
Stfu jens u faggot
Omg stfu and go fight yourself or understand war is not that simple
For example if u had a brain or read articles here months ago u would know why they dont bomb weapon convoys from poland…. because there are none! They come in civilian cars or in big commercial trucks, for the bigger stuff, disguised in normal traffic and putin cannot blow up massive traffic lines full of civilians. And its not as simple in a massive country like ukraine to have a 1000 drones everywhere seeing everything at all times. This is real life not a movie! Now …. when they get to warehouses and russian intel confirms it, thy blow them up with missiles like they have. Or on the front itself…. like many m777 and fh70 just blown up….why you think every week some new flavor of the week weapons comin in if russia so bad at destroying them?
You are sooooo pathetic. ANd you think we believe you are pro russian who is annoyed with ‘bad putin strategy’
No, you are ukrop scumbag. Stfu and die in a fire, worm
I think you meant to say “cauldron” not boiler
Lavrov could not travel since airspace was closed to Russia. But flights are freely flying into and from Kiev. Russia could not close Ukrainian airspace. This is laughable.
Are sure? Why doesn’t Zelensky take a flight down to Mariupol whenever he wants?
But you lie.
No its not. You decide not to know why or are npot tol by lavrov on Putin RT TV.
Die ukronazi scum
As in most things, Slowly Slowly Catchee Monkey.
Speed is sometimes needed, but forcing men to their certain deaths in positional warfare akin to WW1 is wasteful in men and materials for the hasty.
The Ukies have not learned this lesson.
Slava Rossiya
I see some of that from both sides too.
This whole thing literally makes no sense what so ever. The more I look at the map the more ridiculous it all appears. How the hell can the Bandera re-enforce and re-supply, the Russians are letting them do it. It is all pure madness. Nothing the Russians do can be described as decisive, it is all strange, weak, and lack luster.
Its because You knowledge is low.
You focus is on the Russian version only. But Ukras are modern Nato defend units with better eqipment and command.
It makes sense You might compare with Stalingrad. Its a waste trying to tell You much. You are denied by Putin and Russia.
Nobody can say and the retards belief the UAF is a superior force shows he has no knowledge of war at all. This fighting is not a war. At least not from the Russian side. The Russian army ….well air force is a no show. The lack of attacks on Ukraine itself shows Russia is not even trying to fight a war not in any classical sense. One side is throwing everything they have into it and the other is at about 15% and why is anyone’s guess. Russia could have rounded up another 200k troops had they wished? They could run air blitz with its 1600 combat aircraft and yet they fly few missions with pitch up rocket salvos which is less accurate then a lawn dart. In the end they choose to march on top of the UAF who are stuck in holes waiting for Russian arrivals and that is going to last a very long time. Hell Russia might be better off not advancing and see if the UAF will come out of the holes.
YOU two are absolute idiots
You all think drones and airforce can be in the skies 24/7 with no refuelling, putin sent 500k forces and ukraine does not resist.
Its a war idiots not a cod game
Stop whining
Your brain is lackluster!
Its war it takes time, not a Hollyweird movie or COD game imbecile!!
The ‘superior’ US army spent 20 years in vietnam and afghanistan, had help of local army, superiority in everything, carpet/fire bombed all to hell, and still lost so embarassingly to farmers!!!
We russians won ww2 for everyone! We beat chechens in both normal and guerrila warfare, and with small contingent beat back half a million plus islamists from the outskirts of damascus when all hope was lost in syria.
Russians are great at attrition and always adapting and adjusting. 1/4 of ukraine is already taken.
Russia will win, it takes time. War isn’t easy like u think, impatient ignorant manchild. You don’t take fortified cities in a couple days or 600sqkm in a week, there was never a 3day op that was just western propaganda show me where putin said that….
All this crap, these deaths and destruction, could have been avoided if Putin had accepted the request of Donetsk and Lugansk to separate from Ukraine and join Russia 8 years ago after defeating the then-Ukraine army, when conditions were very favorable, instead of idiotically choosing to “give the Minsk process a chance”.
The RF had eight years to invest in its own industry and military. Instead they continued to pour money into Western banks and investments all of which are now gone. Hundreds of billions of dollars just thrown away never to be returned. Putin is the problem, hand picked by Yeltsin.
Tut tut. 8 years is a long time. A lot changes. RF was duty bound to the Minsk accords. You forget this. Only when no progress was possible due to Western intransigence did RF then strike. This is correct in international law. It is an example that shows the world the immorality of the West, and proves to them the West cannot be trusted. This is a more valuable outcome than you realize. The Donbas will have its day, don’t worry.
Thats exactly what west had hoped for.
I see Putin as a result. Russia should have reformed itself just as we do in the West.
They should have taken Gorbatjov and Jeltzin in 20 years before they did.
We wouldn’t be in this situation without western interference in Ukraine. But I assume in the western capitals they all think it is all worth it even if hundreds of thousands Ukrainians will have died at the time this wil be all over.
He couldn’t. They were not ready for the inevitable sanctions at that time. Plus Russia is actually a peaceful country. It never started conflicts so far. (Well, the USSR did participate in some but it was also in response to a threat, partially)
In those days Russia also tryed to keeep Minsk 2.
Bring out the tactical nukes, and finish off these Nazis !
They have been stollen
nukes you mean
Zion at work in Ukraine: “Yes, go and die by Russian force”. “You are getting encircled, send more troops and kill/jail anyone who dares to question NATO, US, Zion-stan, their main mission is to die.”
Your beloved Gay Goy Clown Zelensky.
To Ukrainians, the West only wants to use you to “damage-weaken” Russian force – you have shown that Ukraine can’t ever do that. Let me help you, kill Zion and West puppets and go and talk with Russia. At this point, you are losing more grounds and people. 60 to 100 dies per day, that is coming from the Ukraine side, so it is 120 to 150 at least.
The US and West are making money from wars – their people btw get the wood in their ass not that rich from the West. Trust me, none of those cunts care about you – they never did. Stop the West, Zion puppets and sit at the table with Russia – end this war, you aren’t going to win – so far you gain nothing, and Russia at this point isn’t even thinking of giving those areas they got back at all.
That is what the West wants – never-ending wars.
TRUE.
It sounds like both sides are in peril of being encircled, this is not looking good for the Russians. They claim to have tactical control of the region, yet Ukranian resupplies and unit movements happen without an issue.
Has the Ukrainian counteroffensive taken Severodonetsk yet?
The ones that come here hoping for Ukronazis and Natostan victories are mostly trolls for sure.
Maybe SF is stuck on its brain, no? By curiosity, it’s more than one brain?
Why is this battle decisive?
I see thousands of Russian bombs falling in the open field… isn’t that a huge waste of ammunition and a serious lack of aim?
I also see that Russia never manages to close a cauldron, so I understand that her air dominance is false, and the enemy always retains some supply route.
So, if Russia does not dominate the sky and the enemy routes remain open, in the same way that weapons arrive, can new troops arrive, counterattack and surround the Russians?
I’ve been hearing the same thing for months, “we have them ALMOST surrounded”. I do not like this recurring self-delusion at all, it causes me great concern and mistrust about the real strength of Russia.
Summarizing: I UNDERSTAND that Russia conquers Donbass cities and settlements SLOWLY AND WITH SELF-LIMITED FIREPOWER to minimize own casualties, also civilian casualties and also avoid complete destruction of settlements. But I DON’T UNDERSTAND their serious inability to cut supply routes in the open field WITH HIGH FIREPOWER.
For this reason, many times in this “Special Operation” Russia does not seem to me like a Great Power that exercises its supremacy but rather a second division country, at the same level as its Ukrainian adversary.
So at the moment Russia and the Russian leadership are quite disappointing to me. And I am deeply sorry for the large number of casualties of Russian soldiers and also of soldiers and civilians of the republics.
get those georgian Fks, their are the ones who killed that russian wounded soldier while laughing. their place is in siberia for the rest of their lives, getting treated from behind by a Polar bear.
these georgian thugs are those who kill wounded pow. These must pay their deeds.