Attack on Donbass: the situation in eastern Ukraine by the end of September 26, 202

Attack on Donbass: the situation in eastern Ukraine
by the end of September 26, 2022

🔻Kharkiv direction:

▪️Ukrainian formations have stepped up their offensive in the east of the Kharkov region to reach the borders of the LPR.

▪️North of Kupyansk, units of the 14th Ombre of the Ukrainian army moved out of the vicinity of Gorobyevka and Dvurechnoye in the direction of Tavolzhanka.

▪️The enemy is advancing on Tavolzhanka from the north-west: at the moment, Ukrainian military personnel were able to gain a foothold near the railway tracks.

▪️The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is preparing for the assault on Liman 1st in the forests north of Kupyansk.

🔻Liman direction:

▪️Ukrainian formations were able to bypass the bridgehead of the Russian Armed Forces near Drobyshevo from the north and expand the breakthrough of the front near Redkodub, taking Novoe and Karpovka under control. Later, Novoye, together with Katerinovka, was recaptured by the 20th combined arms army.

▪️The village of Drobyshevo is still controlled by allied forces.

▪️The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is transferring reinforcements to this sector for further access to the Svatovo-Borovoe highway. Fighting is going on north of Redkodub.

▪️To the south, clashes continue on the Drobyshevo-Shandrigolovo line.

The enemy made an attempt to break through the defense of the allied forces near Shandrigolovo from Karpovka with two strike groups, but suffered losses in equipment and manpower, after which he retreated to his original positions.

▪️New attempts by the Ukrainian army to storm Liman from Ozerny and Shchurovo also failed.

▪️The goal of the Russian command is to try to tie down the advance of the enemy and buy time to strengthen the defense in this area

🔻Bakhmut (Artemovsk) direction:

▪️Assault detachments of "PMC Wagner" were able to enter Otradovka from the east and cut off the southern part of the village from the enemy. The assault on the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Artemovsk-Mayorsk highway near Nikolaevka continues.

The Wagner units took up positions along the southern outskirts of Zaitsevo and moved deep into the private sector of the southeastern part of the village. The fighters are also moving towards Zaitsevo from the side of the Donbasskaya substation.

▪️The combination of actions of Russian units in this sector of the front will allow reaching Bakhmut (Artemovsk) from the south, east and north for its subsequent assault from several directions.

🔻Luhansk region:

▪️In the Luhansk People's Republic, the enemy shelled Rubizhne, Alchevsk, Travnevoe and Starobelsk, civilian infrastructure was damaged in settlements.

🔻Donetsk direction:

▪️Ukrainian units of the 56th brigade and 79th brigade tried to storm the positions of the allied forces in Maryinka, however, having fallen under massive artillery fire, they retreated.

▪️In the Ugledar sector, the enemy is preparing to storm the positions of the allied forces in Prechistovka for further access to the Pavlovka-Blagoveshchenka line.

🔻Zaporozhye direction:

▪️Ukrainian formations are preparing for an attack on the positions of the Russian Armed Forces: reinforcements from mobilized citizens have arrived at the location of the 102nd troop brigade in Vozdvizhenka. Several dozen enemy servicemen have been deployed to the Gulyai-Pole area.

▪️Probably, the Ukrainian command launched a disinformation campaign about the state of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area in order to lure the Russian Armed Forces into an attack on prepared and targeted positions.

▪️Units of the Russian Armed Forces launched rocket and artillery strikes on the command post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Gulyaipole and the location of the 3rd company of the 65th OMB in Upper Tersa.

🔻Krivoy Rog direction:

▪️There are no changes in this sector of the front, however, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are gathering reinforcements in the area of ​​Petrovka and Vysokopole.

▪️Ukrainian DRGs operate near Arkhangelsk.