Mini update.
While the Ukrainians have been slowly giving ground north of Sievierodonetsk and chewing up Russian units with ambush and retreat tactics something magical happened on the Russian flank west of Izyum...
The Russians repeated the mistake of inserting rebuilt elements of 35th CAA into the line to protect the flank of their attack southwards.
35th CAA is known AKA the Butchers of Bucha. Wherever they appear in the line the Ukrainians go after them like mad dogs.
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As previously, the 35th CAA collapsed like a house of cards.
Map on the left from April 18th. Map on the right from April 30th.
Ukrainian 93rd Mech Brigade tearing a hole in the Russian flank and driving on the key road junction of Izyum.
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Any idea what happened to the 55th CAA that was positioned east-north-east of the 93rd on April 30th? They are off the latest map.
@jurban 55th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade has one BTG north of the maps that I posted. It's a composite unit made up of the survivors of 41st CAA from NW of Kyiv.
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So, I'm assuming that they are getting the snot kicked out of them by the 92nd & 93rd?
If the 93rd can control rt M-03, that whole CAA group in the bulge will be limited to one main supply road through Gorohovatka and Borova. And that's a bridge!
The rest are much smaller roads. Logistics opportunity?
@jurban Yes, very much so.
Ukr's 92nd and 93rd Mechanized Brigades are mechanized in name only. At this point, between the two of them they probably have more tanks than the entire Russian 1st Guards Tank Army. And most of those were captured from the Russians.
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It wouldn't take much road-damage to remove all fuel re-supply. A commando operation could do that if they can get that far.
- Bridge/tunnel on Rt E40/M03 at the Teplyanka River (49.475082, 37.123482)
- Bridges over the Voloska Balakiliika river (49.561075, 37.211680) and (49.54423269349243, 37.04037989867385)
- Tunnel/bridge over the Serednya river (49.62014315149549, 37.008119562912285) just north of Volokhiv.