The Ukrainian armed forces went on the offensive in the direction of Bakhmut (Artemovsk (Bakhmut)). On the afternoon of May 11, Russian military expert, analyst Yuri Podolyaka informed the public about this, referring to a generalization of information from various conflicting parties.
The expert presented his findings on his Telegram channel, attaching a map of the area with, according to him, the operational situation.
Judging by the alarming reports today (including the statement of the founder of the Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin), the enemy has decided to throw its main forces into battle in the hope of defeating the units of the Wagner PMC then that they were weakened after the exhausting battle for Artemovsk (Bakhmut). And this is evidenced by the latest mass obituaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Artemovsk (Bakhmut), in the lists of which there are many soldiers of the Special Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the so-called. elite brigades trained in Europe
he wrote.
Podolyaka believes that the Ukrainian command is now using the tactic of “withdrawing” Russian reserves. APU alternately performs short attacks, then lands the main (decisive) blow.
… first north of Seversk (1), then from the south, south of Ivanovsky (2), and today in the center near Bogdanovka (3). <…> And each time he manages to take the forward positions of the regular units of the RF Armed Forces, which show a significantly lower level of combat training than the “Wagner”
- he clarified, explaining the observations made on what was happening.
He suggested, based on the observations made in the first two cases mentioned, that after the offensive explosion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, they were immediately counterattacked by units of the Wagner PMC, and not by the RF Armed Forces . He suggested that these sections of the front be specially transferred by “private traders” to the “federals”, so that after the allotted time at rest, the “musicians” could enter the fight with renewed vigor, including closing the “hole” in the front in a problematic situation.
Podolyaka pointed out that so far neither side has committed main forces to the battle. At the same time, PMC “Wagner” is stubbornly trying to expel the remnants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison from Artemivsk and completely liberate this city from the power of Kyiv.
…that they succeed, albeit slowly (there is now an assault on fortified area No. 3 from two directions at once). It is assumed that as a result, this will release part of the forces to block the enemy counteroffensive, which will obviously continue to develop gradually
summarizes the expert.
We remind you that on the morning of May 11, it became known about the promotion of Wagner PMC in Artemovsk (Bakhmut). According to the data received from this area, the “musicians” had to overcome less than a kilometer before the final liberation of this settlement from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Photos used: Ukrainian Armed Forces and t.me/yurasumy
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