How will the Russian army be deployed in the final stage of the battle for Avadiivka? Based on the situation of the Russian army planting the flag after entering the city on February 16-17, as well as various other information, the operational deployment is summarized as follows
Northern Reinforcement Cluster - The 2nd Army of the Central Military District of Russia uses the main motorized infantry brigade as the main force, accompanied by the 6th and 80th tank regiments of the 90th Guards Tank Division directly under the Central Military District, mainly to defend the northern region and contain and intercept the reinforcements and flank forces of the Ukrainian army.
The northern siege cluster - the 41st Motorized Infantry Brigade and the 55th Mountain Motorized Infantry Brigade of the 41st Army of the Central Military District of Russia, the 30th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the 2nd Army, and the 114th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the former Donetsk Militia, which are responsible for attacking the city of Avadiivka from the north.
Northern Reserve Cluster - The 109th Separate Regiment of the former Donetsk Militia and the 1st Territorial Defense Regiment are deployed in depth as reserves and communication line defense units to support the two clusters of northern reinforcement and northern siege at any time.
Eastern containment cluster - the former Donetsk militia 9th Naval Infantry Brigade, 15th Infantry Brigade, 1454th Separate Regiment, etc., as well as the Bars-35 Separate Detachment, several independent battalions, etc. In the face of a large number of trenches and minefields of the Ukrainian army, only one water filtration station was built in the final stage, mainly to contain part of the Ukrainian army.
Southern siege cluster - the 41st Motorized Infantry Brigade of the 35th Army of the Central Military District of Russia, the 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade of the former Donetsk Militia, and the 14th"Kamius"The Artillery Brigade, the 87th Independent Regiment, the 10th Tank Regiment, the 2nd Special Operations Brigade of the Western Military District, the 90th Tank Regiment of the 239th Guards Tank Division directly under the Central Military District, and the former Wagner Detachment were responsible for attacking the city of Avadiivka from the south.
In Avadiivka, the Russian army dispatched the main forces of the Central Military District and the main forces of the former Donetsk militia, and the combat organization in the final stage alone was extremely complicated, but the implementation of the campaign was basically smooth, and its urban combat capability was significantly improved compared with last year. The point is that in this bloody street battle, the former regular army and the Donetsk militia became the main force, replacing the Wagner forces at the beginning of last year, which is even more dangerous for Ukraine.