The main battle in 2024. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation storm Toretsk, whether the F-16 fighter jets will save the situation
The invaders are also successful on the approaches to Toretsk: there is an exit to the administrative boundaries of the city, the American Institute of War Study (ISW) has reported. The hostile units advanced to a kilometer west of the city of Iron. In the east of Toretsk, the troops of the Russian Federation have success in North, Zhelan, Sergiyivka, Ivanivtsi and near Lysychny. The Defense Forces of Ukraine departed from the Golubovsky-2 Stupka tract, the Deepstate analysts team reported.
In the Aydar battalion, on August 4, the intersection of the administrative border of the Toretsky infantry units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was stated. Russian militants write about the event of hostile groups into the southern private sector and the beginning of the battle for the Toretsk Cemetery. The General Staff of the Armed Forces in the morning summary on August 5 announced about 18 attacks of Russia's troops in the Toretsky direction.
Almost 80% of the collisions came to the areas of New York and Toretsk settlements, and the latter was caused by 14 aircraft. In the Pokrovsky direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 30 attacks. The enemy concentrated the enemy in the areas of Zhelan and Novo Alexandrovka, where almost half of the clashes took place. Some Ukrainian warships believe that the most difficult period after mid-spring and early summer of 2022 came on the front.
In the next 4-8 weeks, the enemy will go to the peak of combat capabilities, says military journalist Bogdan Miroshnikov. The offensive of the Russian army in the Pokrovsky direction of the Armed Forces can not stop yet. The enemy throws fresh reserves into battle, the prospect of starting fights for the city of Novogrodivka is closer, Miroshnikov is sure.
According to the coordinator of the group "Information Resistance", military observer Alexander Kovalenko, Russian troops are preparing for more large -scale offensive operations on the current week. To this end, they regrouped the 15th, 30th and 74th separate motor raimers in the Pokrovsky direction. "It is necessary to be prepared for the beginning of intense battles in the area of Sergiyivka and Zhelan.
The main purpose of the Russians is the capture The eastern flank, or in the southern, "he comments on focus. It is possible to talk about the operational success of the Russians in 2024 in the case of their access to the left bank of the Vovcha River, the advancement of the track 0511 to Pokrovsk, the cutting of the track 0504 and the capture of Toretsky agglomeration. Of course, success has a situational nature and the question of the resources spent on it remains relevant, he adds.
The battle for Toretsk will become the main one in 2024 for both the Armed Forces and the army of the Russian Federation. It can be said that it is already beginning, says Kovalenko. On August 4, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the receipt of the first batch of long-awaited F-16 fighters. The New York Times (NYT) newspapers believe that Kiev has received too few aircraft for immediate change in the fighting.
Whether the Ukrainian pilots managed to perform combat missions on the F-16 and how many aircraft arrived in the country, the head of state did not specify. According to a high -ranking American official, the Armed Forces pilots carry out test flights in Ukraine's airspace and get used to small -scale operations. Western officials said that in 2024, about 20 pilots would be able to fly on the F-16. This would allow Ukraine to use about 10 fighters in battle.
However, the supply of aircraft will not save the situation in eastern Ukraine, says the focus of the reserve colonel, an expector of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vladislav Seleznev. The Armed Forces have been collided with the consequences of delaying US military assistance due to disputes in Congress. The critical shortage of resources stops the efficiency of Ukrainian units.
"The first party F-16 will support the implementation of the Armed Forces plans in some parts of the front. The dense saturation of the RF Air Force systems will limit the use of Western aircraft in the collision zone," the expert explains. Ten fighters will not qualitatively change the ratio of strength and means. Zelensky has previously said that the parity with Russia in aviation requires 120-130 F-16 fighters or other advanced aircraft.
The trends of promotion of Russian troops in the Pokrovsky-Toretsky direction in places 300 meters do not allow to make positive forecasts in favor of Ukraine. Where the front line will stop, it is difficult to say, adds Seleznyov. "For two months, we will see the negative situation on the battlefield. It is not only about the Pokrovsky-Toretsky direction, but also about Kurakhivsky, Kupyansky and Liman," the analyst summed up.
We will remind, the head of the Main Department of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov previously spoke about plans of Russia to create a "buffer zone" in Kharkiv region. The maximum task for the occupiers is to get control of Ukraine in any way. Focus earlier wrote that the Armed Forces stopped the offensive and destroyed the military potential of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Kharkiv region.