Starobilsk Direction Chronicle of Battles, October 11-13

Starobilsk Direction
Chronicle of Battles, October 11-13

▪️Though the adversary managed to advance toward Svatove and Kreminna, the Russian Armed Forces managed to counterattack and level the front along the left bank of the Zherebets River.

▪️Ukrainian units retain a staging point in the northern part of the eastern bank, using it to attempt to to push through the Russian defenses.

▪️In the Tavilzhanka section, the AFU offensive was also disrupted: Ukrainian units were partly withdrawn to the western bank of the Oskil River.

▪️At this point, the AFU command concentrated its efforts on cutting into the defensive lines of the Russian forces and reaching Verkhnya Duvanka and Svatove.

▪️The AFU managed to break the Russian troops’ defense in Kislovka for some time and enter the locality. The Russian forces managed to regain control of the settlement and dislodge the enemy within a day.

▪️Having pulled in the reserves, Ukrainian units attempted an unsuccessful assault on Kotlyarivka on October 12. The AFU were subsequently forced to retreat to Kupyansk.

▪️To the south, the AFU failed to force Zherebets and take a staging point to start an offensive towards Svatove.

▪️The AFU command keeps trying to entrench on both banks of the Zherebets River. The reserves that are assigned to take Svatove in the nearest future are concentrated in Dvorichne, Kupyansk and Lyman.

▪️The local successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the Starobilsk direction show that in this section of the front the Russian command managed to adapt to the situation and draw lessons from the loss of Balakliya, Izyum, Kupyansk and Lyman.