Almost all of Siversk has been captured by the Russians, reserves are needed to repulse it – UP

the situation in Siversk, graphics of UP based on deepstatemap

The city of Siversk in the Donetsk region, where the Russian military began to actively penetrate from the end of October, taking advantage of the thick fog, is almost completely lost. Reserves are needed to regain control of the city.

Sources: interlocutor of the UP in the military administration body, two interlocutors in the brigades operating in the direction of Siversk and near it

Direct speech interlocutor of the UP in the military administration body: “The state of affairs in Siversk is critical. The enemy is fixed on the entire territory of the city, except for the territory behind the Bamutka river. To restore the lost positions, it is necessary to attract reserves. Does the corps that performs the task on this part of the front (11th corps – UP) have them? No. Does the senior chief of the “East” military unit (Dmytro Bratishko – UP) have them? Question with an asterisk. Whether the head will provide a reserve and whether this reserve will be able to correct something in this situation is not clear.

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It is difficult to carry out offensive actions against the enemy without a preparatory stage. At a minimum, it is necessary to stop his attack from two flanks, suppress it with artillery.”

Details: For the past few weeks, the Ukrainian army has been controlling part of Siversk mostly with drones, not infantry. After the Russians captured the heights in the north of the city, it became almost impossible to operate in Siversk, which is a lowland. The logistics were extremely difficult.

The 54th brigade was stationed in the city itself, and the 10th brigade was stationed south of the city in the area of ​​Zvanivka and Sviato-Pokrovsky.

According to the most optimistic scenario, as of December 13, the battle line in Siversk runs along the Bakhmutka River. Therefore, the eastern, larger part of the city is completely under the Russians, the western, smaller part still has Ukrainian positions in some places.

According to a more pessimistic view, the entire city, along the administrative border, is completely under the control of the Russians.

On the screenshots from the streams from Siversk, which were seen by UP, you can see the enemy moving around the city calmly, sometimes even without helmets.

Also, according to the UP among the military, the enemy was already detected south of Siversk – in Sviato-Pokrovsky and Zvanivka.

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