The Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing a repeat of the Kharkiv operation

13.12.2022

The Luhansk bridgehead for the Russian army is increasingly acquiring the outlines of Kharkiv region. The situation for the Russian occupation troops in the Kreminna area is such that they are considering the option of fleeing to the Kudryashivka-Varvarivka line beyond Rubizhne.

As military analyst Oleksandr Kovalenko writes, such a change can only mean that “the southwestern underside will start falling apart before the Svatove location.”

“The Luhansk bridgehead is increasingly acquiring the outlines of Kharkiv region of a couple of months ago. It is noteworthy that amid the understanding of its deplorable situation here and pumping the zone with manpower, the Russian Defense Forces are unable to provide the required amount of artillery,” Kovalenko noted.

According to his information, the Kremlin is pumping Luhansk region with manpower, but at the same time keeps a very limited artillery resource. Without artillery, the occupiers are unable even to defend, let alone attack.

“By the way, there is also a shortage of human resources. The initial mobilization potential has been exhausted, and now, with limited logistics, there is no meaningful rotation of the units,” Kovalenko summarized.

The day before, it became known that the AFU is most likely close to taking Kreminna in an operational encirclement. According to the Russians, a full-fledged break of the defence in this area would result in the Russian Armed Forces retreating from Lysychansk and risk losing Kreminna, Lysychansk and Severodonetsk.

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