The Russian troops are disorganized.
22.10.2023
Russian forces are struggling to interdict Ukrainian efforts to supply and reinforce newly captured positions on the east (left) bank of the Dnipro River. However, the actions of the occupiers are chaotic, and the rhetoric of Russian propaganda indicates the confusion of the Russian command.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) speaks about the fear in the ranks of the Russian troops and their supporters.
There is information that the Ukrainian personnel are involved in ground operations on the left bank of the Kherson region. They are fighting to take full control of Krynky (30km northeast of Kherson City and 2km from the Dnipro River).
At this time, Russian milbloggers claimed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine maintained positions in Krynky, but did not agree with the scale of these positions.
Thus, one of them claimed that Ukrainian forces advanced up to almost two kilometers south of the settlement. Another claimed that Ukrainian forces control all of Krynky, although a different milblogger directly refuted this claim and claimed that Russian forces pushed a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group out of positions on the southern outskirts of the settlement.
Propagandists, as usual, are trying to downplay the defeat of the Russian army. They tell that Russian forces are firing on Ukrainian positions near the Antonivka Roadway Bridge north of Oleshky (7km south of Kherson City and 4km from the Dnipro River) and the Antonivka Railway Bridge north of Poyma (10km southeast of Kherson City and 4km from the Dnipro River)
One milblogger claimed that there were combat engagements near Krynky and Pishchanivka (12km southeast of Kherson City and 3km from the Dnipro River), although most Russian sources claimed that Russian forces are primarily using aviation and artillery units to try to dislodge Ukrainian forces from positions on the east bank.
Some propagandists also claimed that Ukrainian forces were evacuating wounded personnel and transferring new forces and light equipment across the Dnipro River to support positions captured from the occupiers.
According to ISW, Ukrainian forces have maintained a presence on the east bank since starting larger-than-usual ground operations on the night of October 17–18.
“This indicates that Ukrainian forces have been able to adequately supply and reinforce the groups conducting these operations despite increased Russian aviation activity along the Dnipro River,” the analysts wrote.
https://charter97.org/en/news/2023/10/22/568610/
“This indicates that Ukrainian forces have been able to adequately supply and reinforce the groups conducting these operations despite increased Russian aviation activity along the Dnipro River,”
This is a very important component of any larger operation. This also means that the wounded can be evacuated, and fresh troops be brought in. It’s one thing to occupy an area, but another to make the occupation sustainable.
It seems that the mafia aviation is causing the most trouble for the Ukrainian marines. Maybe they will find a way to bring them down, too? And, where is the mafia artillery?
General (later Field Marshall) Bernard Montgomery, led British forces to victory over nazi Germany when he defeated Rommel at the second battle of El Alamein, which began on 23 October 1942, and ended 12 days later with one of the first large-scale, decisive Allied land victories of the war. Montgomery correctly predicted both the length of the battle and the number of casualties (13,500). 30,000 German POW’s were taken.
Montgomery remarked that “After having an easy war, things have now got much more difficult.” A colleague is supposed to have told him to cheer up—at which point Montgomery said “I’m not talking about me, I’m talking about Rommel!”
It was the turning point of WW2 and hopefully Ukraine are now moving into that phase against the putinaZi filth. But we must always remember that with every victory against the forces of pure evil, the flesh and blood of fine human beings is sacrificed in the process.
Thanks to Britain’s efforts to interrupt the German supply shipments in the Mediterranean, Rommel could not possibly remain the dominating factor in Africa. Grave mistakes were made in Berlin, just like grave mistakes now being made in moscow.