The steppes around Myrnohrad are filled with Russian corpses: scorched-earth is Russians' last hope

[Starmix]

Russian offensive on Myrnohrad is reaching its breaking point, as repeated assaults are failing and the chance to encircle the town is slipping away. With no options left, Russian forces are turning to scorched-earth tactics – flattening what they couldn’t conquer in a final act of desperation, RFU News media outler reports.Russia’s goal is to establish a foothold in Myrnohrad and put pressure on the Ukrainians inside the town, forcing them into urban fighting under constant drone surveillance. If the Russians manage to establish positions inside Myrnohrad, the situation will replicate Pokrovsk, turning the whole town into a grey zone.

According to the report, Russian forces try to exploit the infiltration tactics that proved effective in Pokrovsk, where small assault teams of one to three soldiers used nearby settlements to infiltrate Ukrainian positions. However, this approach has failed around Myrnohrad due to the vastly different landscape. The town is surrounded by open fields that provide little concealment and offer Ukrainian defenders clear visibility and precise fire control, making covert advances nearly impossible. The main Russian pressure currently comes from the east and south, while in the north, their forces are focused on holding the line and cannot attack the town directly.

The report also stated that the drone activity is one of the highest on the frontline, which makes movement extremely difficult and dangerous. However, bad weather conditions, such as fog, allow the Russians to move a bit more freely because of the low visibility. This is something the Ukrainians also exploit, as it allows them to bring in supplies and rotate soldiers, who would be otherwise hunted down by Russian drones.

The report added that Russian forces attempted to mount an assault using armored vehicles under poor weather conditions. Unfortunately for the Russians, despite their use of vehicles equipped with welded drone protection cages, the Perun Corps of the 79th Air Assault brigade dispatched their fiber-optic guided drones and attacked them. As a result, several armored vehicles were immobilized and subsequently destroyed. More footage shows how the Russians launched another assault using two PRP-4M lightly armored vehicles again under the cover of fog, but the Ukrainian soldiers were on high alert and had drones equipped with thermal sensors to detect and track the enemy.

The result of the Russians' aggressive approach to attack the area failed because of the Ukrainian troops, who are already in a position to defend their forces, and because of that aggressiveness, despite the bad weather, one Russian vehicle hit an anti-tank mine and got immobilized, forcing the attackers to dismount earlier under the watchful eyes of the Ukrainian drones. The surviving troops tried to take cover in a forest belt, but were hunted down due to their contrasting thermal footprint, leaving corpses and another failed assault behind.

 

[gwolf666]

From my perspective, the situation in Myrnohrad clearly reflects how Russian strategy is reaching a point of exhaustion, resorting to increasingly desperate tactics like scorched earth. It is evident that their attempts to infiltrate and establish a foothold in the city are hampered by the terrain and the strong Ukrainian presence, which utilizes advanced technology to detect and neutralize Russian forces. Ukraine's resilience, particularly in its use of drones and thermal sensors, demonstrates intelligent adaptation to the conditions on the front lines. What strikes me most is how the weather conditions, which appear to be an obstacle for some, also benefit the defenders, allowing them to maintain control of the situation. The history of such battles shows that technological superiority and adaptive strategy are key in these conflicts, and in this case, Ukraine seems to have a clear advantage.