Ukrainian counterstrikes on Russian pontoon crossings over Zherebets River: Equipment sinks in river

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According to the report, Russia's growing concentration of forces around Lyman signals a major shift in this part of the frontline. As the last settlements in front of Lyman are now contested areas, Ukrainian defenders see the danger approaching and Russian artillery shells landing on the horizon. After months of stagnation and failures at Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka, Russia's generals have chosen to reorient their main push to Lyman, where they hope to soon reach terrain that could favor mechanized warfare, Euromaidan Press media outlet says. Their operational goal is to reach and capture Lyman and then use it as a springboard for a wider operation to outflank Kramatorsk and Sloviansk from the north. According to Ukrainian analysts, nearly 90,000 Russian troops, backed by over 300 tanks, 600 armored vehicles, and hundreds of artillery systems, have massed close to the Lyman axis. Yet, many of these units are formed from prison recruits and freshly mobilized soldiers with little to no training, highlighting Russia's desperation to sustain offensive momentum despite the heavily depleted quality of their manpower.

Meanwhile, to the southeast, in Yampil and the Sviati Hori forest, Russian troops are attacking not only to stretch Ukrainian defense lines but also to cut the logistical artery between Lyman and Sloviansk. By pressuring both from the north and southeast simultaneously, Russian forces aim to create a pincer that will close around Lyman before the year's end. Ukrainian defenses rely heavily on the natural barriers of the forest and the Zherebets River with its branches, which have so far limited Russian armor's maneuverability, making it ever so crucial that these Russian pontoon crossings stay offline, and the bridges under Ukrainian fire control. In the meantime, Ukrainian defenders are hitting back relentlessly, as the Russian buildup and increase of activity have led to easier opportunities for the Ukrainians to detect them.


It seems that if the war for Putin's ego continues, Putin will be the last Russian of Russia. Pitiful Russia, pitiful people dominated by their evil leader, Putin.