The Armed Forces made tactical progress in two directions - NYT

In particular, journalists of the publication write that Ukrainian troops advanced 16-19 km in the south towards the temporarily occupied Berdyansk and Melitopol. Thus, the forces of Ukraine's defense try to cut the ways of supply of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. According to military analysts, although the area of ​​the Armed Forces of Ukraine is not so large, the promotion of the Ukrainian army forces Russia to transfer additional troops from other areas of the front here.

For example, analysts at the American Institute for War Study believe that the successes of the Armed Forces on the front are tactically significant and this advancement will further weaken the Russian defense borders. Thus, there is an opportunity for the forces of Ukraine to make a breakthrough, which can be potentially decisive.

According to the newspaper, the Armed Forces are now moving in two main directions - through the village of Staromayorsk south towards Berdyansk and west towards Melitopol. In particular, the last city is a vital logistics hub for Russian troops. Ukraine's defense forces want to go to the Azov Sea and kill a wedge in the so -called land corridor between Russia and Crimea, and thus it will be possible to disrupt the ways of supplying the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Military analysts say that even if the Armed Forces manages to break through the first line of defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in Russia it was a long time to greatly strengthen other lines of defense. At the same time, British intelligence reported that Russian troops were faced with severe exhaustion and were heavy fighting through the onslaught of the Armed Forces.

The publication, with reference to analysts, writes that in the direction of the offensive towards Berdyansk, the Ukrainian army managed to consolidate its positions around the village of Staromayorsk, and it seems that the Armed Forces are moving to the village of Urozhayne, which is an important stronghold of the Russians. Journalists point out that if Ukraine's defense forces manage to break through or bypass it, Ukrainian troops will be within about 80 km from Berdyansk and Mariupol.