“Support the prayer of Ukrainian troops”. The hurricane fire … – TVN24

Photo: tvn24.pl Fighting in the north, powerful artillery in the south

Alarming reports from the Donbass. In the afternoon on an episode of heavy fighting erupted front. The rebels are attacking positions Ukraine, the losses on the side of the forces of ATO (counter-terrorist operation). In the evening, Ukrainian positions were also attacked in the south, in Mariupol. Ukrainians stationed there huaraganowym came under enemy fire.

Heavy battles are fought in the area Katerynowki. Ukrainian already killed four soldiers, two were wounded, including one seriously. “The shelling continues, communication with the area of ​​combat operations very difficult”, – reported the head of the district administration Lugano.

The shelling and the attack

Gennady Moskal wrote in a published statement: “Today in the second half of the day near Katerynowki and Stakhanovite, on the demarcation line, fighting broke out between the terrorists and the Ukrainian army. At the beginning of rebels from the occupied Pierwomajska and Stakhanov fired on our positions with mortars and guns, then there was a direct conflict.”

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Disturbing reports also come from the Southern Front, or region of Mariupol. The rebels began shelling with tanks Szyrokino. In the evening, the Ukrainian positions have also begun to drop mortar rounds and self-propelled howitzers. The alarm was raised in Mariupol, where people can hear the explosions.

Azov Regiment evening reported that the infantry “Donetsk Republic of China” tried to break through ATO positions using the cover of tanks. The attack was repulsed.

“anxiously on the whole line of Granitnego to Szyrokina .. Support the prayer and faith Ukrainian soldiers” – wrote on the Facebook one of the 79th Brigade soldiers.

bojem check or offensive?

The rebels attacked the so-called. Western Front, and more specifically its eastern part (the section between Gorlovka and Stakhanov). Battles are fought between two major roads that run from Pierwomajska to Severodonezk (north) and Artemiwska (west). Perhaps this is an attempt to verify the Ukrainian defense, perhaps an element of pressure on Kiev and the West.

If this is not the beginning of the offensive, it could be a maneuver, which we mentioned at the beginning of May, predicting possible directions of impact.

Source: Targeo / tvn24 Areas of concentration of power and potential attack vectors

The attack probably force concentrated in Ałczewsku, Stachanowie and Briance, and the goal may be to Artemiwsk.W this operation on the east side can go two strokes in this direction – one on Kalinowo- Troickoje that Ukrainian forces push south, the other north of Popasna. At the same time it is possible to attack from the west, with Gorłówki. Fighting near Katerynowki suggest that it was a strike north of Popasna.

The Western Front strike groups were also formed in the western suburbs of Donetsk, in the villages Jasinowataja and Jelenowka. The rebels and the Russians uderzyliby from Donetsk west, to push the Ukrainians on the line Bogojawlienka – Kurakhovo – Karłowka. A grouping of Jasinowatej together with a group of Gorłówki may want to take control over the road Donetsk – Konstantynówka.

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Author: // gak / Source: Ukrainian Pravda, inforesist.org, tvn24.pl

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