In order to speed up the short-range battle, the Russian Army Chief of General Staff General Gerasimov has personally arrived at the front line and asked the Russian army to attack with all its strength. Therefore, the Russian troops on the north and south wings of Lischichansk have begun to speed up the encirclement and launch an all-out attack on the Ukrainian army in Lischichansk.
At the same time, in order to attack the Ukrainian troops who escaped from the gap in the encirclement. The Russian army has turned the highway into a highway of death, and a large number of incendiary bombs have been fired from the air onto the highway. The Russian army fired thousands of thermite incendiary bombs, carried out intensive attacks with incendiary bombs on the highway, and brutally strangled traffic lines. The Russian army must use powerful firepower to destroy all communication lines of the Ukrainian army.
Generally speaking, in terms of equipment, the Ukrainian army is only second-rate. But in terms of will and quality, the Ukrainian army's performance this time is top-notch. Let’s first evaluate it from the perspective of overall functionality. Even with military aid from the United States and Europe, the Ukrainian army is still relatively weak overall. It can be said that it does not have the ability to compete with the Russian army in the field. The Ukrainian army can only defend the fortress area to consume the Russian army and carry out limited tactical counterattacks.
The Battle of Lisichansk is very important to the Russian army. If they attack Lisichansk by force, they will not be able to win it even if they fight for another month or two. Because the terrain of Lisichansk is more than 100 meters higher than the surrounding area. The Ukrainian artillery can be condescending. As long as the Russian army dares to advance, it will be bombarded with condescending precision by the Ukrainian artillery.
This is also the main reason why the Ukrainian army in Severodonetsk City can persist in the industrial zone for more than 40 days. The Russian army attacked Severodonetsk from the front and then crossed the river to attack Lisichansk. It was basically difficult to succeed.
However, the Russian army took advantage of the Ukrainian army's top-heavy shortcomings and assembled the main force from behind Lisichansk, that is, from the southern flank, to launch a sudden attack. Rapidly advance more than 10 kilometers with absolute superiority in troops and firepower, and outflank the Severodonetsk-Lisichansk defense zone from behind.
By late June, the Russian army's northern and southern armies, which are only 8-10 kilometers apart, will form an encirclement on Severodonetsk-Lisichansk. The Ukrainian army in the encirclement was already in danger, and at the same time, the Russian army destroyed three bridges in Severodonetsk. More than 2,500 Ukrainian troops in Severodonetsk were forced to run all night and relied on swimming and boats to cross the river before escaping into Lischichansk.
Subsequently, the Ukrainian army increased its troops on both sides of the gap in the encirclement, desperately blocking the advancement of the Russian army. More than 8,000 Ukrainian troops in Severodonetsk-Lisichansk escaped from the encirclement to cover the encirclement. The Russian army even fired a large number of incendiary bombs and carried out ultra-density shelling on the Ukrainian army's evacuation route.
In the end, the Ukrainian army barely escaped the encirclement after giving up a large number of heavy weapons. The Russian army had already entered the city of Lischichansk early this morning. In this battle between and , the Russian army seized the opportunity to assemble the main force from the southern front and suddenly move north. This move became the key to victory. If we continue to fight step by step, Lisichansk will not be able to win it in September.
Another reason why the Russian army succeeded in this battle was the high-level command of the Ukrainian army. Since May, various tactical counterattacks have been carried out in the eastern areas of Kherson and Kharkov . The losses have been relatively large and the results have been mediocre. Instead of concentrating the main force on the battlefield in Donbas, at least strengthening the rear defense of Lisichansk, the Russian army seized the weakness.
Now in the 21st century, you can still see two armies fighting desperately in the trenches in the wilderness. Most of the time, they can only advance more than 100 meters or a few hundred meters a day! You can also see the artillery duel, the fighting that lasted for several months in the Donbass area, with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and they continued to fight each other for their lives. This may only be possible for the two East Slavic armies of Russia and Ukraine.
Even if any army from Germany, France, Britain or Italy is sent to the Donbas battlefield. Whether it was the attacking or defending side, faced with such a cruel and bloody war, they would probably have already suffered a psychological breakdown.
It may be that the snow and cold in the north have left too deep a mark on the East Slavs. Therefore, this ethnic group has a sense of sadness in their bones. Even in Russia and Ukraine, these East Slavic folk songs sound heavy and desolate. The civilization of the East Slavs shows a wonderful mixture of characteristics, including irresistible discipline and ruthless oppression, and piety mixed with violence.
