Russia prepares major battle in Donbas — Journalist on occupiers’s plans
According to Butsko, Russia's summer offensive is transitioning into an autumn one — the occupiers are pulling reserves to Donetsk from other directions.
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The Russian command is pulling reserves to Donbas to atone for lies told to Putin: Journalist on the autumn at the front / © Getty Images
Russian forces are preparing for a major battle in Donbas.
This was reported by Diana Butsko, a military correspondent for Hromadske.
According to her, the Russian military command reported to Putin significantly exaggerated results of the summer campaign. Now the Russian command is forced to transfer troops from other directions to Donbas, including from Sumy and Kherson regions.
"Some have already been involved in battles — the infamous 155th Marine Brigade was spotted in the Pokrovsk direction. In other directions — reserves have arrived, they are waiting, pulling up equipment. We have already seen mechanized assaults on Myrnohrad — a rare phenomenon on a front saturated with drones," the journalist writes.
Butsko does not rule out that with the reinforced reserves, the Russians could develop an offensive toward Dobropillia. Despite successes in this area, the Defense Forces of Ukraine have not fully eliminated the Russian incursion. According to her, the front line here is now more stable, but the Russians are still occasionally observed in the rear.
Similarly, Russian infantry continues to infiltrate Pokrovsk, the journalist notes.
“Although the first large group that entered in July was cleared, the Russians began entering the city through other positions from the southwest. Eliminating them is complicated by the fact that it is unknown exactly how many enemy groups are in the city,” Butsko reported.
According to her forecast, the Russians will likely concentrate their offensive on the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions, where reserves are being brought in. Additionally, autumn is expected to be challenging for Kupiansk, where Russian forces have been observed on the outskirts.
“So, the summer offensive is smoothly transitioning into autumn. The summer on the front was exhausting, but the Russians failed to capture any large settlements as planned. Now, as we see, Putin demands to capture all of Donetsk region. However, not for the first time,” the military correspondent summarized.
Dobropillia on the map