“Analysts of the DeepState project reported late in the evening on January 18 about the advance of the enemy near a number of settlements in the Donetsk region, including Velika Novosilka, in which, according to DeepState, the Russians began storming some areas.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Analysts of the DeepState project reported late in the evening on January 18 about the advance of the enemy near a number of settlements in the Donetsk region, including Velika Novosilka, in which, according to DeepState, the Russians began storming some areas.
Source: DeepState
Literally: “The enemy advanced in Kotlyny, Udachny, near Novoandriivka, Suhy Yali, Vremivka, and Velika Novosilka.”
Details: Project analysts also reported that the enemy became more active in the east and north of Velika Novosilka.
Literally: “The enemy is storming the area of the dairy, gas station, dormitory and airfield.”
What preceded: On the night of January 16, it became known that the Russians occupied Neskuchne, the ring around Velika Novosilka is shrinking.
It was reported that the Russian army, which has been advancing near Velika Novosilka in Donetsk region since the fall of 2024 and is trying to surround it, is preparing to storm the settlement.
What you should know: In general, the conditions for the defense of Velika Novosilka have become extremely difficult, because since the fall of 2024, Velika Novosilka has been semi-surrounded. The distance between the extreme points of the Ukrainian positions in the north and southwest, that is, the width of the “throat” through which the delivery of people, BC and provisions to Velika Novosilka passes, is about seven kilometers. Logistics are complicated, it is no longer possible to drive into the settlement by vehicle.