Severodonetsk, shortly after the Ukrainian army fell, retreated to Lisichansk. The Russian army quickly set up a pontoon bridge, and a mechanized group composed of tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery and other main battle equipment crossed the Severodonetsk River in a mighty manner, and its troops were directed towards Lischichansk - —The last position of the Ukrainian army in Luhansk .
Now, it is reported on the Internet that the Russian army has invaded Lischichansk from five directions. Brutal and bloody street fighting has begun. The city is filled with the sound of gunfire and the huge explosion of the Russian army throwing aerial bombs .
The Lisichansk defense line, which the Ukrainian army spent several years building, was torn open by the Russian army overnight. This shows how fierce the Russian army's offensive was. It changed from the previous slow pace in the battle of Severodonetsk. The rhythm of swallowing.
There must be experts behind the Russian army. It seems that the Lugantsk armed forces, who are familiar with the geographical environment here, have played a very important role. They have already had a clear understanding of the Ukrainian army's combat deployment, so as to facilitate the Russian army. The high-speed penetration of the army's heavily armored mechanized clusters.
After gaining air supremacy, the Russian army had no scruples in attacking Lisichansk. It adopted the tactics of howitzers , rocket launchers , tanks advancing, and infantry keeping up. It gradually eroded the Ukrainian army's defensive positions and further Compress the opponent's living space.
The Russian army did not fight impatiently. On the contrary, the Ukrainian army on the defensive was cut off from Lisichansk and the south by the fierce artillery fire of the Russian army. The situation was not good for the Ukrainian army.
The current situation means that reinforcements from the Ukrainian army cannot come up, and combat supplies cannot be delivered. The defenders in the city were in a dilemma where it was difficult to break out of the siege and difficult to defend.
The outside world, including the Ukrainian Army General Staff, seems to have underestimated the speed of the Russian army's advance. Previously, the Russian army's operations in the Donbass area of the Russian Federation have been slow and slow, "building a stronghold and fighting a dull war."
The artillery fire was fierce, the tanks followed, the infantry came up slowly, and the advancement speed was not very fast. Severodonetsk, a small city of 100,000 people, fought for a long time before it was captured.
Unexpectedly, just one day after the capture of Severodonetsk, the leading Russian army and the Ukrainian army that had just withdrawn engaged in fire outside Lischichansk, welding on the T-72B3 main body like a awning. The battle tanks quickly broke through the Ukrainian army's defensive positions and penetrated into the city at high speed.
According to the latest reports on the Internet, the defenders of Lisichansk are already in danger. Covered by heavy artillery fire from the Russian army and strong electromagnetic interference from the frontier electronic warfare units, the Ukrainian army’s communications have been interrupted. Combat orders can no longer be conveyed to battalions and companies and other grassroots combat units.
Lixichansk, the city has long been in chaos, and the Ukrainian army is actually fighting on its own, which is a great test for all grassroots combat units. Some combat units could no longer take care of friendly forces and began to retreat on their own. Some soldiers crossed the river on rafts, and some simply waded away holding a wooden ammunition box.
For the Ukrainian army stationed in Lisichansk, this has lost the ability to fight in a unified manner. The troops cannot fight as a whole, which also violates a military taboo on the battlefield.
Judging from the current battle situation, the Russian army's capture of Lisichansk, one of the "Twin Cities" of Lugantzk, is just around the corner. After all, the city has been broken, and Russian tanks and infantry have penetrated into the city and are fighting the defenders street by street.
Originally Severodonetsk and Lischichansk could be each other’s horns and support each other. But after Severodonetsk was occupied by the Russian army, the situation became extremely unfavorable for Lisichansk.
The Ukrainian army will undoubtedly face encirclement and attacks from the Russian army and Luhansk armed forces. Especially after the Ukrainian army's retreat route to the south and the supply of combat materials are blocked and cut off by Russian artillery fire, the situation of the defending officers and soldiers will be even worse. It's difficult, and you will face the test of fighting to the death or injury or surrendering.
The Russian army is determined to win Lisichansk. It has invested in offensive equipment such as fighter planes, tanks, artillery , and has changed its hesitation in the battle against Severodonetsk. The intensity of its advancement can be described as rapid.
Given time, the Ukrainian army defending Lischichansk will be difficult to withstand the offensive of the Russian army's heavy-armed mechanized cluster covered by the air. While consuming the Russian army, it is estimated that it will soon be exhausted.
Once the Russian army captures Lischichansk, the battle in the Bass area will also come to an end. Ukraine 's eight-year military deployment in the Donbas region, and the 100,000 Ukrainian army main force, will all be gone in the past.
In Lugansk, the Russian army began to "military-civilian relations", accepting local people to become Russian citizens, engaging in the "administrative" work of issuing rubles , and Russianizing the eastern region of Ukraine.
At the same time, the Russian General Staff may be about to start the third phase of special military operations against Ukraine, that is, to capture Kharkov , Odessa and Nikolayev , leaving Ukraine without Asia. Sea and Black Sea , becoming the largest landlocked country in Europe.
