The attack in the forehead failed: what happens near Vovchansk, Toretsk and Pokrovsk
" As part of his implementation, the enemy carried out his forces and means on the Volchansk plot (separate units and assault groups from the 2nd CPP and DC ("Volunteer Corps") were introduced into the battle, and made another series of attempts to take the next series of attempts All the northern part of the city (conducted several attacks \ storms in the area of Shevchenko Street, Gorky City Park and Korolenko Street and Bakery), in addition, partial transfer of efforts to the east of the city, in the direction of the village.
And also stubborn attempts by the "Deblockrad" of their group, which is stuck at the aggregate plant, sufficiently convincingly proves that the enemy within the framework of the offensive actions in the Volchansk area is trying to reach the Vovch River in the widest possible area. To choose it the most convenient segment. Lukyanka on the western bank of R. Lipets.
In my opinion, within the continuation of active action in the Vovchansk direction, the enemy can be "concentrated" instead of grueling assault actions in the city itself on "flank" sites: of course, not necessarily so in reality, but in my opinion. It is quite possible. Obviously, the emergence of units of the 128th "reserve" of a separate motorized rifle (OMSBR) from the 44th Army Corps (AK) in this sense is hardly "random" in the Volchansk region.
Well, in fact, the "fire" nature of the command of the command of the enemy in this direction is becoming more apparent. Especially in the context of the hasty introduction into this direction of the main forces of the 27th Motorized Rifle Division (MSD). It is clearly "torn".
Not yet fully completed the task of entering the barrier border along the Vovcha River, the State Torets and the Gob, it began frontal offensive actions, in fact, in the Toretsky district of the Armed Forces, taking most of its main operational reserve. Although there was clearly no need for such a hurry.
As far as I understand, the enemy was very "well-made" by his initial successes in the tactical defense zone of the Armed Forces in the Toretsky direction of the advanced units of the 506th and 589th motorized rifle regiments (SMEs), when, using the effect of tactical suddenness, they managed in the southern and to the eastern outskirts of iron. Even more Russians "snapped" when they managed to break through Yurevka to New York in the lane of the 132nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (OMSBR).
But from that moment, he passed for almost a week and the enemy managed to expand his cat's "cat" to New York, and finally "wedged" into the southeastern outskirts of the Iron from the South. However, other attempts to advance - to continue attacking "in the forehead" by Mayorsk on the northern and friendship - ended for the enemy, say, not quite good. And almost titanic efforts to further advance in the village. South towards the street.
The youth, not only that cost the Russians, to put it mildly, "very expensive", then they ended in no avail. Obviously, in the Toretsky direction, let's just say, "the pace of development of a little. " As I really did, I assumed that the decision "came on Toretsk" quickly and "in the forehead" - it was, to put it mildly, not the best. Therefore, it is not surprising that all this gradually turns into a bloody frontal "near ruby" in urban development.
Just as gradually, at the same time, the prospects of "fast and deep" promotion of the enemy in the Toretsky direction are disappearing. The effect of "suddenness" has exhausted itself. Yes, this is now the direction of making the main efforts of command of the Center.
Over the last few days, the enemy has continued his attempts to achieve the main task in this lane: within this enemy: as we can see, the trend in the Russian offensive in the Pokrovsky direction is almost similar to their offensive on Toretsky - a sharp fall in its pace and swing. The brigades of the 2nd and 41st General Armies (ID) of the enemy obviously either lose their "breakthrough" capabilities or are already on the way to that.
The enemy still "saves" the advantage in the number and volumes of artillery and aviation support, as well as in the Toretsky direction, so they continue to "crawl". But they are already slower and slower. For example, the 30th and 35th separate motorized rifle brigades (OMSBR) of the enemy in the direction of Vozdvizhenko and north of the railway in almost two weeks advanced to the distance they overcame a month ago.
In my opinion, in the near future the command "Center" will still have to concentrate on something one - either in the Pokrovsky direction or on the Toretsky. It will not be able to lead two "topics" at the same time. And this will not happen so much in the future. Of course, if they "do not go" by this time the most terrible "strategic reserves" that no one has seen in the eyes so far. Although it is quite possible, but not so that they "feel strongly".