13 Dec: Russians CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE | War in Ukraine Explained

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Day 293: December 13

Today there are a lot of significant changes on the front line.

First of all, when it comes to the Battle for Bakhmut, it was reported that the Russians managed to advance closer to the city from the eastern side. Last time we talked about this area, the Russians were only controlling the furniture factory, but the latest reports suggest that the fights shifted eastward to the factory Siniat.

As I told you before, the Ukrainians are ready to give up these outskirts, as they blew up the bridge, established their defense line behind the bridge, and are using this industrial zone as a set of fallback positions. So, they inflict as many losses on the Russians as possible, and if the pressure becomes too high, they step a little bit back to the next fallback position.

However, the Russians decided not to repeat history for the third or fourth time in a row, so they adapted their plan and changed the attack vector. The Ukrainians seemed to have expected the Russians to try to take the champagne factory and develop their offensive to the north of the bridge, but the Russians decided to go to the south.

This is indeed unexpected because the pond is much wider to the south of the bridge, and, on top of that, there is just open ground between Ukrainian and Russian positions, which makes it even harder to attack. Nonetheless, apparently, the element of surprise played a huge role. So, the Russians started storming Siniat, established control over the southeastern ground, and immediately developed their offensive in the direction of the residential area. As a result, the Russians reportedly established control over two streets.

The Russians opted for such a high-risk move because they have tried to implement their old plan for more than three months with no luck, so it is understandable, but the Russians here have one big problem – they basically put themselves into a pocket. They took a few blocks with 1-story buildings, while the Ukrainians still control the whole 5-story building area right in front of them, so the Russians are extremely limited in their ability to move and develop their offensive. If the Ukrainians act quickly, leverage the crossfire, and make a counterattack before the Russians receive reinforcement, then the Russians will be easily destroyed.

From other attacks, the Russian attempt to take Pidhorodne has once again failed, so the claims of partial encirclement of Bakhmut are not true. Ukrainian officials stated that even though Wagner Group is committing significant resources to maintain the pace, Ukrainian forces continue to hold the line. Also, the Spokesperson for Ukraine’s Eastern Group of Forces noted that Russian forces had changed their tactical force composition by switching from using the company and battalion tactical groups to using assault units to perform purely offensive tasks.

Other good news comes from Yakovlivka. As you remember, around a week ago, the Russians assaulted this village and established some control over it. The Ukrainians reportedly conducted a counterattack and pushed out Russian forces in the next few days, but it was not widely confirmed. Today Ukrainian General Staff reported that the Russians attempted to storm Yakovlivka once again, which means that the village is once again in Ukrainian hands.

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