"The Russians started panic": the Armed Forces are active to the north of the willow - isw (map)
Experts analyzed Russian sources, which were the first to report the breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Verbov area. It is noted that the geolocation images of hostilities, published on September 24, shows how the Ukrainian infantry combat is moving in the area of the extreme western outskirts of this settlement.
An insider, which has ties with the Airborne troops of the Russian Federation, said that the Armed Forces first entered Verbovoy on September 22 and continue their successful offensive to the East. By September 24, Ukrainian fighters controlled half of this settlement. Additional Russian sources, reports from September 24, indicated the continued placement of Ukrainian military equipment in the Verbov area, including British Bradley infantry fighting machines.
While some propagandists insisted on a categorical denial of the Ukrainian breakthrough on Verbova on Sunday. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Armed Forces) reported that defenders were able to seize new indefinite objects near Verbov. Against this background, the Russians panic because of the probability of isolation of Ukraine's defense forces of the 56th Regiment of paratroopers stationed in Novofedorivka, from its brothers regiments in the Verbov area.
On September 21, one of the Russian sources in the Airborne Troops warned that there is now a "real threat" of the Armed Forces to the rear of the 56th Regiment. The next day, this informant argued that the Ukrainian armed forces are within 7 kilometers from the positions of the 56th Regiment, and that the situation for this regiment would become difficult if its commander does not decide to shift from Novofedorivka to pre-prepared positions.
"We do not estimate the likelihood of the surroundings of the 56th Regiment, although the Ukrainian forces can isolate it from the rest of the 7th Division of the Airborne, if they manage to outwit it from the north of the willow, and the regiment will remain unclear in their current positions," ISW said. Earlier, Ukrainian military journalist Konstantin Mashovets reported that the forces of Ukraine's defense were trying to bypass the verbove on the north.
In addition, the Kremlin blogger argued that Ukrainian fighters improved their positions in the area of the Novofedorivka flank. Another propagandist spoke about the attempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack an indefinite tactical high -rise point near Verbov and the placement of their military equipment from north to south in the area. According to the estimates of the War Study Institute (ISW), it may be a tactical height of 136. 7 meters, which is located approximately 3.
5 kilometers northwest of the village of Verbove. This conclusion was made on the basis of analysis of digital data on the height of the terrain in the vicinity of Verbov. NASA FIRMS/VIIRS data on thermal anomalies collected on September 22-24 show an extremely intensive cluster of thermal anomalies north of Willow.
"These anomalies, although not decisive, are a confirming indicator of hostilities north of the village, but confirmed Russian and Ukrainian reports on the activity of the Armed Forces between Novofedorivka and Verbov. ISW cannot estimate the scale of this Ukrainian attack north of Willow and has not collected enough geospatial information to confidently apply to the map, " - said analysts.
Recall that the military expert and the reserve major Alexei Hetman said that the Armed Forces will help to release Bakhmut from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In his opinion, 50,000 Russian soldiers will be under the threat of captivity or death. To survive, they will have no other way out, just how to escape from the city. In addition, the media stated that the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation got into the Ukrainian network and will not choose now.