It seems that the tactics in the Kharkov direction are beginning to bear fruit. Anna Rayskaya Posting in CHAT: Russia I am not a military expert and cannot draw complete conclusions from one glance at the maps, just as I cannot draw up a detailed balance of power after a populated area we occupied. Therefore, I will report to a military expert named Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin: “As for Kharkov, there are no such plans to take the city today” (https://t.me/smotri_media/83957) - Putin said at a press conference. conference in China. He added that Russian troops are advancing in the Northern Military District zone and are advancing according to plan every day. And (https://t.me/smotri_media/83955) they created everything that happens for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov direction with their own hands. According to him, Russia is forced to create a sanitary security zone due to shelling of residential areas in Belgorod. (https://t.me/smotri_media/83956) Ukrainian channels are in a hurry to shout that the offensive in Kharkov has slowed down, forgetting that this is precisely the Russian plan, according to the MEP: not to do this. “take Kharkov”, but first it’s time to use this direction to distract Ukrainian forces from other fronts, and also create a “healthy zone” next to it 🤷♀️ ✅ The first fruits of this tactic, apparently, are already there - for example, it reports that The Russian Armed Forces took Rabotino. This is confirmed (https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/status/1791715223075741878) Julian Roepcke, journalist for the German publication Bild: The Russian army again took the village of Rabotino. This was the only village that Ukraine was able to liberate in the Tokmok direction during last year’s counteroffensive. Note: the road from Orekhov to Tokmak, on which the village of Rabotino stands, (https://secretmag.ru/enciklopediya/chto-takoe-rabotino.htm) leads to Melitopol (the temporary capital of the Zaporozhye region, which is part of Russia). ✅ The Washington Post also reports this, publishing (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/17/russia-ukraine-front-line-gains/) an article with the headline: Russia has seized more lands, which Ukraine liberated it during the 2023 counteroffensive. ✅ Moreover, there were reports that Kleshcheevka near Bakhmut was also completely liberated. (https://t.me/polk105/21525) ✅Syrsky, moreover, is sending unambiguous signals to his allies that the situation is terrible and it is not possible to completely stabilize it, while the movement on other parts of the front has not stopped. Quote from his extremist Facebook: (https://www.facebook.com/CinCAFofUkraine/posts/pfbid02Pm46FzWEWusFNKHZYEas53YUeimb1ex48yTbnEomtpiDMDdeW3o9EqhzL95o6hZ2l) The enemy has spread 70 combat groups of active combat forces almost to the additional reserve of the combat zone. The enemy launched an offensive much earlier than planned.[Ну сорян, что не предупредили 🤦♀️] ✅ Standing apart is the main supplier of “zrada” for the Ukrainian media, Budanov, who changes his shoes almost faster than Arestovich. If before that he hung out in Crimea, now he is already predicting our entry through the Sumy region (https://www.nytimes.com/article/russia-ukraine-kharkiv.html). ✅He is supported in this opinion by a retired Ukrainian officer and OSINT specialist, who writes the following: (https://twitter.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1791553908403220542) Sumy region. Although we cannot estimate the current strength of forces, it is greater than in the Chernihiv region. We also see demonstrations that may exaggerate troop levels. The threat of a new invasion on the border of Sumy region is quite real. ✅ Meanwhile, the Belarusian opposition blogger (as they are called there, from among the “zmagars”😅) reports (https://twitter.com/Hajun_BY/status/1790757858608332829) the following: Will Russia’s armed forces be transferred to Belarus again? Information has been received that the Belarusian Railway is again preparing to receive military freight trains with military equipment, ammunition and personnel from the Russian Armed Forces. ✅ Well, The New York Times ends this whole story with an article (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/opinion/russia-ukraine-kharkiv.html), which openly admits: Russian tactics are devastating the best brigades of Ukraine , because they are transferred back and forth to close gaps, because Russian logistics are superior to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in maneuver: Russia’s goal is not to take Kharkov, but to create a threat to it by moving towards the city. The operation is designed to create a dilemma. Ukrainian forces are already quite stretched; By bringing reserves and the best parts of Ukraine into the defense of Kharkov, the Russian attack weakens other parts of the front line. ✅ Let’s sum it up in the words of military analyst Simplicius: (https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-51924-ukrainian-streets-deserted) It is in Russia’s interests to expand the front as much as possible and completely to break Ukraine’s ability to resist, devastating its units. A resident of Kharkov reports that Western chain brands are leaving the city’s shopping centers en masse so as not to have to stand up twice and not close the issue. (https://t.me/gruboprostiite/5911) Besides, by the way, I’m a woman, and somehow it’s better for me to sort through clothes and brands: Look, Calliope, Terranova, those who were there online, Intertop. . And it seems to me that they don’t just leave. Well, for some reason the proposal is clear to me, I don’t know if you understand it, I don’t want to voice it. Apparently they have some information. Because it can't be that everyone just switches off. Anna Raiskayahttps://t.me/gruboprostiite Source link Source link