At present, the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict has lasted 651 days.
Recently, the Russian army is making gradual progress in the fighting in the Artemsk region. In northern Artemsk, Russian forces announced on November 29 that they had captured Kromovo on the western outskirts of Artemsk. They then continued their offensive on the Bodanivka-Kromovo line north of Artemsk, capturing the Valyanovsky nursery on December 3-4. The latest situation at the moment is that the Russian army moved south from Dubovo-Vasylivka, not only occupying the commanding heights in the north of Bodanivka, but also cutting off the improvised road between Bodanivka and Griholivka, forming direct control over Bodanivka.
In the south of Artemsk, the Russian army launched an operation against the village of Krischivka. Unlike the Ukrainian army's direct offensive against Krischivka, which began in June this year, the Russian army has adopted a more ingenious flank offensive tactic, prioritizing the capture of the commanding heights north and northeast of the village of Krischivka. As of December 6, the Russian army has recaptured 2157 heights, which allows it to control the situation in the village of Krischivka to a certain extent, putting the Ukrainian army in the unfavorable lowlands.
The counterattack of the Russian army in the Artemsk region has undoubtedly dealt a huge blow to the Ukrainian army. Ukrainian forces have been fighting for four months since the summer offensive, culminating in the capture of Krischivka, only to lose ground and not be able to move forward another half step. The Ukrainian army mobilized a number of brigade combat teams, including resolute units such as the 3rd and 5th assault brigades of the National Guard system, to carry out a fierce offensive against the Russian army. However, now the territory of Artemsk, which the Ukrainian army has painstakingly captured, has been fully recovered by the Russian army in only two or three weeks, and even captured the area in the fortified positions of the Ukrainian army that the Wagner cluster failed to capture in May. This is a heavy blow to the Ukrainian army, and the best achievements of half a year have come to naught overnight. Such a situation would probably be very frustrating for Silsky.
Ukrainian Leopard 2 tank was destroyed by Russian troops in the Avdeyevka direction. At the same time, the unfavorable situation of the Ukrainian army in Artemsk reveals the unfavorable situation of the overall war situation. The current focus of the battle is on Avdeyevka, where the Russian army has concentrated a large number of forces to form a powerful composite army group to launch an offensive in the region. The Ukrainian military has eagerly moved troops to support, but this movement has made other fronts vulnerable. This kind of army dispatch situation is like three people using four lids to cover the pot, in this unreasonable distribution situation, it is not an accident that Artemsk's ** achievements were quickly erased, if the Ukrainian army continues this unreasonable deployment of troops, I am afraid it will usher in a more difficult situation.
In short, the current situation in Artemsk deserves our continued attention. In addition, the Ukrainian army has recently shown a tendency to be porous on several fronts, all of which are showing signs of being difficult to control. Big Ivan intends to observe for a few more days in the hope of learning more about the situation.