In October, houses in Avdiivka, Ukraine, were destroyed. After months of fierce fighting and a large number of deaths, Russian forces captured the city this month.
When Russian forces launched an attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, Ukrainian forces were forced to resort to tactics and Russian forces were forced to retreat. While Russia intensified its air strikes on the city, Russian troops dispersed their infantry corps to avoid shelling.
Russia has experienced a year after a catastrophe and has undergone a series of economic realignments to turn its fortunes around. However, this change is overshadowed by the obvious: the Russian military is still inclined to obtain minimal benefits at the expense of its troops and equipment. This month, a senior Westerner said that the tipping point for Russian troops to suffer was completely different than before, and that they had a different view of what was acceptable to the death toll.
As a result of a major invasion launched by Russia, thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers have suffered serious injuries, including thousands of soldiers who also died in the battle of **Mutter. Another town in the south, Malinka, ended up in Russian hands after a large number of people died in heavy fighting in January. Military analysts, pro-Russian bloggers and Ukrainians jointly estimate Russia's figures, suggesting that the Moscow army lost more soldiers in the Battle of Avdiivka than in Afghanistan in the decade of the 80s of the last century.
In October, Ukrainian soldiers operated in villages near Avdiivka.
However, the figures are difficult to verify, the victims are exaggerated and underestimated, and the true losses of the victims cannot be estimated. The official Soviet figure in Afghanistan is about 15,000, which is much lower than the actual number. A well-known military blogger writes that 16,000 soldiers of Russian units died in Avdiivka, but the exact number is not yet known. "Despite the heavy losses in Avdiivka, Russia still has the numerical upper hand and is able to attack from all directions," said a person familiar with the situation. ”
Russia is moving slowly, and European countries have been helping Ukraine and strengthening their own defenses against Russian aggression. On Monday, less than a year after Finland was granted a seat in Sweden, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ruled Sweden out of the barrier to joining the European Union. The deal goes against Russia's desire to undermine mutual unity. Ukraine** Zelenskyy said on Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in battles with Russia. His words went almost unnoticed. ** figures in the war are rarely published. However, most Western analysts and ** believe that the real death toll is much higher than that.
Since the beginning of the invasion, Russia has been sparing no effort to attack Avdiivka, Ukraine. Some Russian-speaking regions have been occupied by Russian spies since 2014, and the Kremlin has lied to protect Russian-speaking regions by claiming that they want an alliance with Russia. Some military analysts believe that Russia believes that in order to win at home, it must occupy the Donbass and, at the very least, invade Ukraine. This may explain why Moscow is willing to do whatever it takes to make only a fraction of the progress.
A group of members from a charitable organization are moving the remains of Russian soldiers to Donetsk, Ukraine, in Kolovya, Ukraine, and they are sorting out the bodies of fallen soldiers.
Avdiivka is a Russian-initiated battle that was occupied by Russia in 2014 because of its proximity to Donetsk, the largest city in the Donbas. The defense of Avdiivka would keep the Ukrainian army unattacked, reducing the number of inhabitants and supplies.
In this war, the Kremlin has leaned towards strengthening artillery, strengthening troops and strengthening the air force as a way to gradually reverse Ukraine's defensive posture in Avdiivka. Some analysts point out that many people have lost their lives simply because Ukraine has achieved great success after suffering great ** and material destruction, especially after receiving assistance from Western military forces.
At least for now. Ruslan Pukhov, a Russian military analyst familiar with the defense industry, wrote last week that the attack on Avdiivka was an important part of Russia's strategy, with the intention of putting pressure on Ukrainian forces "by attacking" a gradual and tentative approach on a 600-kilometer front. Big unloading of eight pieces. Pukhov said in an interview with the Russian magazine Time: "But such tactics increase the pressure on the Russian forces and risk weakening them." "On the contrary, such an approach would allow the Ukrainian side to return control of the situation. ”
However, since Ukraine cannot receive US assistance, many analysts believe that what will happen to Ukraine by 2024 requires people to think about it. After the war entered its third year, neither country had enough manpower to support such a battle. Russia has a huge population of 140 million, three times the total population of Ukraine, which makes it significantly superior in terms of talent. These estimates are somewhat offset by Russia's huge losses. Polls shocked the nation with 300,000 soldiers recruited for the first time since World War II, announced by the Kremlin in September 2022. This contradiction has occurred as thousands of people have fled, and Putin's image of "normalcy" is being threatened.
Moscow, a sign reads an ad for the Russian military to recruit soldiers.
Since October, 16,000 "irreplaceable" personnel have been killed by Russian forces and more than 300 armored vehicles have been destroyed. The attack launched by the Ukrainian army in Avdiivka, which has killed between 5,000 and 7,000 people, is irreversible.
This information has not been independently confirmed.
The speed of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is clear: no one has the ability to launch a large-scale attack, penetrate enemy lines, and advance the operation quickly. At the same time, the smaller forces also mostly rely on artillery and drones to occupy every piece of land.
A Ukrainian soldier is in Avdiivka, Ukraine, on Saturday***
Despite the large number of deaths in the battle of Avdiivka, the United States** still expects Russia to continue to carry out multiple strikes against the Ukrainian army in order to reduce Kyiv's military forces. The frustration caused by the defeat in this battle and the inability of the United States to continue to provide** was further exacerbated, giving the Kremlin's troops an opportunity.
However, the Russian army did not have sufficient supplies to be fully supported in the immediate withdrawal from Avdiivka. U.S. intelligence expected that the Russian army had intended to organize a force capable of quickly crossing the front line, but then this plan fell through because of Ukraine's massive need for defensive forces. Attacking a stable position also means that the attacker takes a greater risk: it is much more difficult to rescue the wounded on the battlefield than it is in the trenches. The Ukrainian army is often alarmed by the death toll of Russian troops.
But the Russian army continues to advance. When Ukraine should use artillery, is due to the fact that they are facing a serious shortage of ammunition, so they know when they should act. A military general said he had asked for artillery support to a group of Russian soldiers, but was refused: Russia did not have enough forces to launch the attack. "You can't stop them," the ** said, as he was reluctant to reveal his name for security reasons. "When the people in front move, the people behind them follow. ”