The farther the Russian army advances westward, the less resistance it will encounter on the way, and the longer the Ukrainian army will be forced to retreat. With the breakthrough of the second line of defense by the Russian army, the most important battle in the entire Donetsk and Avdiivka directions, the battle of Pokrovsk, is coming.
On February 29, 2024, there was relative calm on almost all fronts compared to the previous day, the main events took place west of Avdeyevka, where fighting continued in Bertic, Torenkoye and Kra**Gorovka.
Judging from the map, the second line of defense west of Avdeyevka has been completely broken through, and the Ukrainian troops left in the encirclement of the first line of defense have even cut off the way to escape, leaving only one way to capture with their hands tied.
However, it is estimated that there are not many troops in these two small encirclements, just some trench guards, and they have been completely abandoned.
After the Russian army captured Bertic, it did not stop and advanced further to the northwest to expand the area of actual control outside the village.
In turn, the Ukrainian army could not organize effective resistance on the outskirts of the village, and there were no strong fortifications to rely on for defense.
As the saying goes, the farther west, the easier it is.
Ivanovka
It is reported that the Russian assault forces occupied the village of Ivanovka (Kra**ye), but there are no exact reports, and the surrounding situation cannot be confirmed.
According to Russian media reports, the Russian 150th Motorized Infantry Division completed the offensive on Kra** (Ivanivka) and occupied most of the village.
The assault units of the 11th Airborne Brigade and the regiments of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the Southern Military District, with the strong support of artillery, aviation and attack drones, broke through the defense line of the Ukrainian army and are sweeping Ivanivsk.
Earlier, the assault forces repelled the Ukrainian troops from all strongholds and entered residential areas from three sides.
In recent days, in fierce street battles, most of the troops of the Ukrainian army in the village have been defeated, and the stormtroopers of the 11th Airborne Brigade, the 68th Regiment and the 102nd Regiment of the Southern Military District of Russia are driving out the Ukrainian army and launching a fierce attack on the remaining positions of the Ukrainian army.
Reports on several TG channels about the complete capture of the village are not true, and the Ukrainian army also occupies a number of positions in the western part of the village.
At the same time, the Fifth Army continued to mobilize reinforcements with armored vehicles and tried to shell settlements with cluster munitions, counterattacking the lost sections.
The Ukrainian army channel writes: "Fierce fighting in Ivanovskoye continues. The Russian army did not stop their attacks. ”
Aerial confrontation
Recently, in the case of a defeat on the ground, the Ukrainian side spread rumors that a large number of Russian fighters were shot down in order to publicize the results of the war.
The Ukrainian propaganda machine is raising the morale of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by lying and exaggerating the losses of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
Of course, the Russian Air Force has losses, but in fact it is in an absolutely superior position in the air confrontation, especially the main firepower of the successful ground offensive in Avdeyevka also comes from the gliding guided bombs of the Air Force.
The large-scale air support of the Russian army, especially the air support of the expeditionary base, destroyed almost all the fortifications of the Ukrainian army, which led to the final rout of the Ukrainian army.
The Russian army is also in an absolute advantage in the reconnaissance of the depth of the Ukrainian army, and yesterday near Dnipropetrovsk, a mobile group of the Frankensam air defense system was observed.
In the Rusinyar region, a set of destroyed S-300 air defense systems of the Ukrainian army was posted online again yesterday, which indicates the growing ability of the Russian Armed Forces to strike enemy targets in depth.
In the past six days, the Russian army has released 6 **:, which destroyed the air defense system of the Ukrainian army
On February 24, the P-18 radar was destroyed;
On February 24, the S-300 launcher was destroyed and the command post was damaged;
On February 26, the P-18 radar was destroyed;
On February 26, the NASAMS launcher was destroyed;
On February 29, the launcher could have been destroyed, and other S-300 vehicles could have been damaged;
On February 29, the BUK-M1 was destroyed.
Not to mention, before the capture of Avdeyevka on February 17, the Russian army suppressed the air defense system of the Ukrainian army! It is the effective destruction of these air defense systems that makes the bombing of the Russian army so smooth.
In turn, the news of the so-called downing of Su-35 and Su-34 fighters released by the Ukrainian army basically has no reliable evidence, and even the pictures are basically grafted.