The Russians attempted an offensive in the Vugledar area, but reportedly suffered a heavy blow: they are believed to have lost dozens of armored vehicles and tanks in the failed attack. From a drone, the Ukrainians watched the fighting unfold, and then fired grenades at those who escaped the first explosions.

Unsuccessful attack by UgledarPhoto: Photo collage

According to the British ministry, some of the bloodiest fighting of the war took place near the Ukrainian-controlled town of Vugledar, located at a strategic junction between the eastern and southern front lines, as Russian forces continue their offensive on Ukraine’s eastern front. defense

“Russian forces are believed to have fled and abandoned at least 30 largely intact armored vehicles in one incident after a failed assault,” the British Ministry of Defense said.

Numerous videos of tanks and armored personnel carriers exploding, most likely after hitting mines planted by Ukrainians, are circulating on social networks. The soldiers who attacked on foot were also hit by the explosions.

According to Gray Zone, the semi-official Telegram channel of the Russian paramilitary group “Wagner”, “a catastrophe is unfolding around Ugledar, which is repeated over and over again.”

The Ministry of Defense of Russia did not comment on these reports, noting only that the military operations to capture the cities of Vugledar and Bakhmut are progressing well.

How the Ukrainians managed to block the advance of Russian armored vehicles: they “covered” the corridor with mines

The recent unsuccessful mechanized offensive of the Russians in the Vugledar area is called the “robot” of mines that the Ukrainians launched from 155-mm howitzers.

More precisely, the Ukrainians released numerous mines along a corridor that had previously been demined and where, according to Russian troops, they could safely pass.

Obviously, the information cannot be independently confirmed and should be treated with a degree of skepticism.

What happened to the Russian military who hid near the armored car “DRACULA”

Ukraine’s ground forces released drone video on Saturday showing wounded Russian servicemen hiding near an armored personnel carrier with “DRACULA” written in large letters on it.

This carrier was removed shortly before the offensive at the head of the Russian armored column.

Shortly after, it was filmed sustaining damage to the front, and some of the crew appeared to have been killed by the carrier itself.

Now the Ukrainians show that after the failed attack, next to the decommissioned DRAKULA armored personnel carrier lay Russian soldiers, most likely wounded. Noticing the Russian soldiers, the Ukrainians released a grenade that exploded right next to them.

Carefully! Dramatic pictures!

Record losses of Russians in the last day

According to the Ukrainian military, 1,140 Russian soldiers were “liquidated” on Friday, a new daily record in the war launched by Vladimir Putin.

The previous “record” was set on Monday, when the Russian army lost 1,030 soldiers.

According to an assessment published on Saturday, Ukrainian authorities say that in terms of weapons, Russian forces lost 9 tanks, 3 BMPs, 19 artillery pieces, 9 different vehicles, 1 anti-aircraft system, 3 special vehicles and 27 units on Friday. drones and 61 cruise missiles were shot down.

The Russian offensive on the Eastern Front appears to have begun this week

It is reported that the Russian military seized the initiative on the battlefield for the first time since August 2022. According to a recent analysis by analysts, Putin’s forces have launched a major offensive in the Luhansk region, but Ukrainian forces are preventing them from achieving much success. at the Institute for the Study of War.

The pace of Russian operations along the Svatove-Kreminna line in western Luhansk region has increased significantly over the past week, with Russian sources reporting that Moscow forces are attacking Ukrainian defense lines and making minor advances along the Kharkiv-Luhansk border, particularly in the north. – west of Svatovo, near Kupyansk and west of Kreminnaya.

The images, which were confirmed by the geolocation of the battles, confirmed the successes of the Russians in the area of ​​Dvorichny, northwest of Svatovo.

According to experts, the involvement of significant parts of at least three large Russian divisions in offensive operations in this direction indicates that the Russian offensive has begun, even if until now Ukrainian forces have prevented the troops sent by Putin from achieving significant success.

ISV believes that the Russian offensive has not yet reached its maximum scope: the Russian command has not yet engaged units of the 2nd Motorized Rifle Division (1st Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District), which was deployed in January in the Luhansk region after being sent to Belarus

The offensive of the Russian Federation in the east of Ukraine: “Kremin forests are scary”

The governor of the Luhansk region, Serhii Gaidai, quoted by The Guardian, claims that Russia has launched a major offensive in eastern Ukraine and is trying to break through Ukrainian defenses near the city of Kreminna.

Russian troops have gone on the attack and are trying to advance west through the winter landscape, snow and forests. “Maximum escalation” took place, shootings and explosions increased massively, Serhii Haidai said, quoted by News.ro.

“The fighting intensified. Last night they started another offensive. As long as we keep our position, but it is difficult. They attack in small groups, usually groups of 15 people. We have many wounded, but they have many more victims,” ​​said Ukrainian military officer Artur, who is fighting in Kreminnaya.

“These attacks are almost daily. We see small groups (of Russian soldiers) trying to advance, sometimes supported by heavy armored vehicles – BMP – and tanks. There is continuous shooting,” the Luhansk governor confirmed.

However, he claims that so far the offensive has not brought results. “Until they succeeded. Our defenders managed to block them,” he said.

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