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Overwhelmed, overwhelmed and almost outgunned, Ukrainian forces are struggling to repel the Russian army, which has more soldiers, more firepower and generally more momentum across frozen fields and muddy trenches. in the east of Ukraine.
Pokrovsk, a town that had a population of 60,000 before the war, is the largest settlement where Ukraine's defenses are at risk of collapsing as it faces relentless Russian attacks. However, this is not the only city.
As pressure mounts for talks between Kiev and Moscow, the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin have shown little interest in reducing the intensity of the attacks, or considering the terms of any ceasefire that would be acceptable to Ukraine and its Western backers. .
"The war has tilted in Russia's favor, and Russia is pushing relentlessly because of the advantage it has in weapons and soldiers," Max Bergmann, director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said last month. . "Now there is little reason for Russia to negotiate, as [Putin] likely believes he can win the war, which he says means bringing Ukraine under Russian control."
In this article you can find out how the situation is on the battlefield at the beginning of the New Year.
Pokrovsk
In quieter times, the town on the western outskirts of Donetsk was known for its coal mines, coke works and metallurgical plants as well as being home to a key railway route and the junction of several important roads. (It is also known as the home of Mykola Leontovych, who at the beginning of the 20th century composed the Christmas carol, known as Shchedryk in Ukrainian, but also as the Carol of the Bells around the world).
After taking Avdijivka in the east earlier last year, Russian forces moved to the west and northwest in an attempt to cut off the Ukrainians from logistical supply lines. To the west runs the E50 highway, which connects Pokrovsk with the largest urban center of Dnipro, Ukraine's fourth largest city. To the east and northeast runs the T0504 highway that connects Pokrovsk with Kostiantynivkan, another important railroad crossing that Russia has at its mercy.
"The Pokrovsk front... continues to be one of the most intense areas on the battlefield," Frontelligence Insight, an analytical organization led by a former Ukrainian reserve force officer, said in a report on the battlefield situation. "After the Russian inability to take the city directly...Russian forces are using a familiar tactic: attacking it from the flanks."
“Aktualisht, armiku nuk po vazhdon luftimet në Pokrovsk, por po tenton të krijojë një rrugë që shmang qytetin dhe prish zinxhirët e furnizimeve”, tha Viktor Trehubov, zëdhënës i grupit të komandës të Hortjtsias të Ukrainës për televizonin shtetëror ukrainas më 2 janar.
Liam Collins, kolonel në pension i forcave speciale të ushtrisë amerikane, tha se forcat ruse mund të kalojnë Pokrovskun në nxitim për të marrë më shumë territor para bisedimeve të mundshme të paqes: Prokrovsku është rreth 18 kilometra nga kufiri administrativ mes rajoneve të Donjeckut dhe Dnipropetrovskut.
Ky skenar ka më shumë të ngjarë të ndodhë, tha ai, nëse ata duan të shmangin luftimet brutale urbane, shembull siç ndodhi në Bahmut, që rusët e morën pas muajsh luftime.
“Rusët, sikurse çdo ushtri, do të preferonin që ta kalonin qytetin, të shkëpusnin linjat e furnizimeve për luftëtarët brenda dhe të presin që ata të dërmohen dhe eventualisht të dorëzohen pa shumë luftë”, tha Collins, i cili është autor i librit “Understanding Urban Warfare”.
Kurahove
Rreth 30 kilometra në jug të Pokrovskut, forcat ukrainase po tentojnë të përdorin Rezervuarin e Kurahovës, që bllokon lumin Vovça dhe lidh rrugët ujore, për të ngadalësuar përparimin e rusëve. Forcat ruse kanë përparuar përgjatë anës veriore të rezervuarit në fund të nëntorit dhe dhjetorit dhe diga në skajin perëndimor të rezervuarit është shkatërruar pjesërisht. Ende nuk është e qartë nëse Ukraina apo Rusia ka dëmtuar digën.
Në brigjet jugore të rezervuarit, forcat ukrainase kanë humbur kontrollin e qytetit të Kurahovës, në dritë të njësive ruse që po përparojnë nga lindja. Vetëm qarqet industriale në pjesën perëndimore të qytetit janë nën kontrollin ukrainas. Nga jugperëndimi, forcat ruse po ashtu kanë paraqitur kërcënim për autostradën H15 Donjeck-Zaporizhja, një rrugë e rëndësishme për furnizime që kalon në pjesën perëndimore në periferi të Kurahovës.
Konrad Muzyka, analist ushtarak me bazë në Poloni që udhëton rregullisht për në Ukrainë, tha se problemet e kamotshme të Ukrainës për të rimbushur radhët e saj janë të dukshme në mbrojtjen e Kurahovës.
“Edhe pse terreni në këtë rajon favorizon operacionet mbrojtëse për shkak të pranisë të rrugëve ujore, mungesa e personelit ukrainas parandalon shfrytëzimin e plotë të këtyre karakteristikave natyrore për të penguar përparimin rus”, shkroi ai në X. “Mungesa e ushtarëve po ashtu kufizon aftësinë e tyre për të nisur kundërsulme, që do të mund të pengonin momentumin rus në këtë zonë”.
Mbrojtja e Kurahovës “është e destinuar” të dështojë, tha Mykhaylo Zhyrokhov, analist ushtarak me bazë në Kiev. “Dhe, ata tani po e mbajnë mbrojtjen vetëm për arsye politike”.
“Rënia e qytetit do të ishte një dhuratë e keqe për Zyrën e Presidentit, do të ndikonte në rënien e mbështetjes”, tha ai.
Lugina e Morki Jalit
Më tej në perëndim të Kurahovës, lumi Morki Jali përshkon drejt jugut, duke kaluar përmes një sërë urash të vogla dhe duke vazhduar rrugën përgjatë disa fshatrave, përfshirë Velika Novosilka.
During their counteroffensive in 2023, Ukrainian troops struck south in several locations, including along the Mokri Jal valley, advancing south of Velika Novosilkas, on the east bank of the river. But, as with all counter-offensives, this attack was met by well-prepared Russian defense networks.
Russian forces advanced towards the eastern outskirts of the village in early December. Further upriver, Ukrainian forces counterattacked and retook control of the village of Novij Komar, through which the important north-south road O0509 passes, and which is located near a bridge north of Velika Novosilkas.
But the village continues to be the scene of heavy clashes according to Ukrainian and Russian reports, and the O0509 road is under fire from Russian artillery and drone strikes, limiting Ukraine's ability to get supplies.
Kursk
The Ukrainian command has in the past been praised for its innovative and improvised tactics. The repulse of the major Russian attack on Kiev in the first days of the invasion surprised many, including the Kremlin. Ukraine's creativity in the Black Sea has helped minimize Russia's effectiveness there.
The August attack in Russia's Kursk region fits this narrative. But this attack failed to achieve its one major goal: to reduce pressure elsewhere by drawing back Russian units.
Russia, meanwhile, made a surprising move: It sent thousands of troops from North Korea into the battlefield, a move that helped it under pressure to recruit soldiers inside Russia. Although US officials said last month that North Korea has suffered at least "hundreds of casualties", the North Koreans played a key role in defeating the Ukrainian defenses of Kursk, namely in the border town of Sudzha.
This threatens Ukrainian supply lines coming from the south along the border.
Overall, Ukrainian forces are estimated to have lost more than half of the territory they occupied during their time.
That could ultimately destroy another apparent goal Ukrainian officials hoped to achieve with the Kursk attack: using Russian-occupied territories as a tool for future negotiations./REL
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