““The complex of problems contributed to the advancement of the Russian Federation.” What will be the consequences of the possible capture of Kurakhovy — Popovych January 11, 12:35 Share: Ukrainian infantryman (Photo: 24th OMBr named after King Danylo/Telegram) The DeepState project reported on the full occupation of the city of Kurakhovy, however, the Defense Forces denied this information, noting , that the Ukrainian military is holding positions at the Kurakhiv TPP. Military commentator Denys Popovych told on Radio NV what is currently happening in”, — write on: ua.news
Ukrainian infantryman (Photo: 24th OMBr named after King Danylo/Telegram)
The DeepState project reported the full occupation of the city of Kurakhov, but the Defense Forces denied this information, noting that the Ukrainian military is holding positions at the Kurakhov TPP. Military commentator Denys Popovych told Radio NV about what is currently happening in the city.
“I saw the DeepState map where Kurakhove is completely in the gray zone. Now, on the flanks, the Russian army is extending its claws towards Ulakla, towards Constantinople, where theoretically we could occupy a new line of defense in order to hold this direction. But there is also a second reality, which is broadcast by the official reports of the General Staff that battles are actually being fought for Kurakhov,” Popovych said.
He explained that after the occupation of Vugledar, it is extremely difficult to hold Kurakhov due to the peculiarities of this front. The enemy groped for weak spots, expanded control over the flanks, and entered the city itself. But this was not the only reason why the enemy was able to advance, Popovych believes, and there were many other factors:
“The first is the numerical advantage of the Russians. The second was unpreparedness in terms of fortifications in certain sections of the front during this story with Kurakhov. And thirdly, there were, in particular, certain organizational problems — in management, in coordination on the part of the Ukrainian troops. That is, a complex of factors led to the fact that the enemy was successful.”
He noted that, unfortunately, the occupation of Kurakhovo is a matter of the near future:
“What’s next? Then we will retreat, as predicted. So far, again based on the DeepState map, we can see that this line [оборони] may be near Constantinople, it is a settlement on the highway Kurakhove-Zaporizhia, or Donetsk-Zaporizhia, which runs through Kurakhove. But the stability of this line will depend on how the enemy will act on the flanks.”
According to Popovych, the enemy is now trying to advance from the south and north of this route, bypassing the Kurakhiv reservoir, advancing deeper to the west:
“They have actually already entered Dachna and are advancing further through Shevchenko towards Andriivka, Konstantinopol and Ulakla.”
Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on December 27 that Russian troops probably captured Kurakhov after two months of intensive offensive operations. At the time, the military-analytical project DeepState denied this information, but stated that the Russians were advancing in the city.
On January 10, Khortytsia OSU spokesman Viktor Tregubov said that Russian troops are trying to knock out the Defense Forces from Kurakhovo, but the military is holding the Kurakhiv TPP.