“On Monday, August 11, the Ukrainian military, media commanders, as well as police channels on Telegram began to report massively about serious problems at the front in the Donbass. In particular, the former head of the Azov team headquarters Bogdan Krotevich told about considerable difficulties. On his page in X he publicly addressed the President of Zelensky. According to the military, the Russians made a breakthrough on the Line Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
On Monday, August 11, the Ukrainian military, media commanders, as well as police channels on Telegram began to report massively about serious problems at the front in the Donbass. In particular, the former head of the Azov team headquarters Bogdan Krotevich told about considerable difficulties. On his page in x he is publicly He turned to the President of Zelensky.
According to the military, the Russians made a breakthrough on the Line Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka towards Dobropillya length of 11-12 kilometers. Krotevich characterizes the situation briefly, clearly and obscene: “P.”. He says that the threatening situation has evolved on this area of the front for a long time, and what happened yesterday is a natural result.
Other military and well -known volunteers also agreed with this assessment. Confirms the enemy breakthrough and map Deepstate . At the same time, the General Staff says that the problem is exaggerated and there are no panic reasons – although very difficult conditions are recognized in this direction.
What is happening in Donetsk now, what do fighters and experts say and what to expect in the future? UA.news political observer Nikita Trachuk He understood the question.
What do the breakthrough of the Russian Federation
As mentioned above, it all started with the emotional fasting of the exclusive of the headquarters of “Azov” Bohdan Krotevich. He directly addressed Zelensky, stating that he did not understand what they report to the Supreme Commander. After all, according to Krotevich, on the Line Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka without exaggeration “full p.”. In addition, it has been going on for a long time, and every day the situation is getting worse.
“There are no fighting lines as a stable line. Pokrovsk and Mirnograd almost surrounded. Konstantinovka – in a half -point. The enemy moves in the direction of Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka ”, – said Krotevich.
The former “Azov” says that the problem has been deepened and scale since last year. In his opinion, the reason is in the mass destruction of reserves, the crushing of units on the front lines, false reports and reports “up”, failures in a number of directions, as well as in the “absolute absence of a strategic and even prompt vision of the theater of hostilities in part of military leadership.”
Other speakers – both among the military and experts, agreed with the veteran. In addition, the famous volunteer Taras Chmut also spoke. In his post in x he stated that Ukraine may soon start losing tens or even hundreds, square kilometers every day, as it was at the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022.
According to Chmut, the situation in the Donbass is now a consequence of actions or omissions, which have been “warned in every interview” over the last one and a half years. This case is potentially very dangerous for Ukraine, warns by a volunteer.
“First we” fail “at the platoon level. Then the mouth. Then battalions. When it comes to the brigades – the enemy will start its armored groups, which have been actively accumulating for a year, and will go to the rear for operational space. And the map will be “moving” as it was in 2022 – tens, hundreds of square kilometers daily “, Said Chmut.
In his opinion, he does not inject or twist. Yes, the Armed Forces have drones, almost two dozen buildings, etc. However, the situation is still complicated, and it is to put it mildly.
“Ignoring problems does not lead to their solution”, – Taras Chmut reminds.
But the famous journalist and military observer Bild Julian Ryopke looks at the situation even more gloomy. According to him, the depth of the breakthrough of the front to the north of Pokrovskaya is not 12 kilometers, but all 18. This data is not tested and confirmed at the time of writing of the material.
However, such a breakthrough has already allowed the enemy to leave the track from the Dnieper to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. The German expert is convinced that in order to decide the fate of Donbass -controlled Ukraine, it remains for several days until the Russians have dug and are fixed on the new borders.
What really happens in the Donbass
As a result of the breakthrough of the invaders, who were suddenly able to make a serious jerk forward, the leading parts of the Russian army came northeast of Dobropillya, cutting the road to Konstantinovka and Kramatorsk. Ukrainian speakers claim that the cause of the problem in the lack of personnel and false reports up to the state of defense.
The hostile “military” also confirms the successes of their army. They write that the breakthrough became possible because the area was covered by the fighters of ordinary terroborons, while the most experienced units of the Armed Forces kept the front near Pokrovsk.
Judging by the card Deepstate the fighting is already in the rear of the Armed Forces, where there was no organized defense line. In fact, it should be built from scratch and very quickly. After all, a jerk to Dobropillya carries serious challenges for the forces of defense.
The first threat is the promotion of Russian invaders in the rear of the agglomeration of Konstantinovka-Druzhkivka and Slavyansk-Kramatorsk. It is the historically fortified area of the Armed Forces, which has been built for 11 years. However, if you get around it from the west side and cut communications, the defense of the cities will be much more complicated. The enemy does not hide that he aims to reach up to Barvinkova (Kharkiv) in order to cut the logistics of defense forces in the north of Donetsk region.
The second threat is if the enemy strikes the western direction: through Dobropillya in Pavlograd of Dnipropetrovsk region. It is currently a deep rear of the Armed Forces, but whether there are good reserve lines of defense is a big question.
However, it should be understood that for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation all this will not be an easy walk. It is unclear whether the enemy has reserves and resources in order to ensure constant pressure and further promotion. It is also quite possible that the Armed Forces will be able to quickly reorganize and stop the breakthrough of the enemy or even reject the Russians back.
It should be noted that at the official level in the Ukrainian army they do not yet recognize the large -scale breakthrough of the enemy. It is noted that infantry and diversion-reconnaissance groups occur, but there is no catastrophe. Similar thoughts are also broadcast in some Russian publications: some “military workers” urge their readers not to make unambiguous assessments yet, because the occupiers have not yet succeeded.
Expert opinions
Military expert Alexander Kochetkov In conversation with UA.news, he commented on the situation quite concisely and frankly pessimistic. At the same time, the speaker noted that he was watching the development of events and would not like to make any panic statements.
“I do not want to sow panic. But there the situation is close to the cat Astrophic. On the eve of Alaska it is inappropriate. And I don’t want to lie that everything is fine. I wrote very carefully on Facebook. And so far this is enough ”, – Alexander Kochetkov told us.
Military expert Oleg Zhdanov It also recognizes that the problem exists and it is quite serious. Our interlocutor calls for the resolution of communication issues in the Armed Forces, as well as asking why false reports come from the places.
“There (in Donetsk – Ed.) Everything is serious. The Russian occupation army has the following property: if at least one soldier appeared somewhere and did not pay proper attention, then a whole division will be stopped in this place in this place. They are unfortunately like a locust. This is our painful place: lack of personnel and lack of a single line of defense. Only position defense. Why did what happened? There are several factors.
The first factor is bureaucracy and the problem of true reports up. Accordingly, unjustified orders that lead to problems come in the opposite direction. It is a system that the current commander -in -chief has been built. This is purely his responsibility. The second situation is the rotation. The first building of the National Guard “Azov” came there. And he just accepted these defensive positions. And the Russians have been informed under rotation. But how did they do it? With the help of “circuit”, which was created with the help of their own drones-Kamikadze. They paved the path with drones to seep through our battle order. This is the situation ”, – said the expert.
According to Oleg Zhdanov, the main thing is to do – to change the system of reports and reports in the Armed Forces. And to understand why commanders are afraid to report the truthful situation in their areas of the front, which eventually leads to such problems.
Summarizing, it will be clear in the near future whether the Russians managed to develop their offensive and consolidate its successes, whether it was only about a situational breakthrough of defense, which Ukrainian defenders will quickly be able to eliminate. However, it is not necessary to underestimate the situation, because in any case, a hostile breakthrough towards Dobropillya is a serious blow to the northern flanks of Pokrovsk and Mirnograd, which potentially ask the existence of a whole fortress forces of defense.