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Day 768
Today we have many good news from the direction of Kupinsk
Russian forces have been trying to get closer to the strategical city of Kupansk for months
They change different attack vectors from multiple points along the full contact line, with a peculiar focus on Synkiwka, a key area in this direction.
As any military analysts indicate, Russian command seems to follow the following tactics
First, they launch an attack on 1 vector, usually utilizing frontal attacks with advanced costs, both personnel and equipment, which mostly ends in exhaustion of their combat capabilities.
At this point, these forces must halt to rebuild and at the same time the attack is initiated at another point in the front line.
This series repeats itself, allowing Russian forces to keep the initiative and accumulate marginal profits over time.
As for Synkiwka, Ukrainian forces had a crucial tactical triumph after weeks of intense positional battles.
Recent geolocation photos confirm that they managed to conduct a decisive counterattack utilizing armored combat vehicles and deflect respective positions north of Synkiwka, effectively pushing Russian forces back north and into the forest.
The movie footage, shot by a recon drone, begins with the Ukrainian combat infantry car BMP-2 arriving in the village at the edge of the forest north of the village
The area was controlled by Russian forces in erstwhile weeks
In the pictures, you can see the vehicle taking position and starting to fire from a 30-millimeter Russian weapon position located about 400 metres north.
A minute later, the Russian position begins to burn as a consequence of secondary explosions.
Russian analysts confirmed in the following days that Russian forces that survived in this position withdrew into the forest.
At the same time, additional Russian forces located in a tree grove east of this position besides withdrew a kilometer further northeast* towards Wilshana.
As you may recall, Russian forces keep their main base in the village of Liman First, located in the center of the forest.
As for the forest itself, Ukrainian forces besides continued extended drone attacks, dropping missiles on Russian trenches, equipment and personnel
In particular, the movie besides shows a large number of night operations in which Ukrainian forces besides defy Russian forces inside the forest thanks to night imagination cameras.
Thanks to this counterattack, Ukrainian forces gained a tiny buffer region next to the northern part of Synkiwka, from the forest border to the road to Wilshana.
The second movie recorded by Ukrainian militant shows a short walk through what utilized to be 1 of the rows of houses north of Synkiwka, without maintaining precautions during the walk, indicating that this region is now someway far from the zero line.
Shocking pictures show a advanced degree of demolition of what utilized to be a country street
Every house, tree and infrastructure has been completely demolished.
For the Ukrainian side, this breakthrough means that Ukrainians usage active defence here and usage all chance to counterattack, which clearly shows the peculiar importance of this area for defending the town of Kupansk.
On the Russian side, the failure of position may indicate that the Russian forces deployed here are severely degraded.
A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Chortitsia Force Group, Captain Ilja Yevlasz, late stated that Russian forces intensified attacks along the front line towards Kupansk, but noted that equipment and weapons shortages limit Russian forces' ability to lead
offensive operations in this direction.
In addition, Russian forces can now prioritise another front directions
In this regard, a well-known Ukrainian military analyst noted a fewer weeks ago that units of the 272nd motorist regiment, which had so far fought towards Kupańsk, had been moved towards Lyman, possibly pointing to the temporary precedence treatment of this line over Kupańsk.
Overall, Ukrainian forces, demonstrating their unwavering immunity, proceed to fiercely fight against the Synkiva defensive line
They successfully counterattacked, recovering respective positions north of the settlement and establishing a buffer region alongside Russian positions.
On the another hand, Russian forces seem to be importantly weakened
Source: Reports from Ukraine
