Lao Zhou
Abstract: On October 1, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced the recovery of Lyman, the important city of Donbass. About 6,000 Russian troops surrounded by the Lyman encirclement, most of which were annihilated. Therefore, it is called the "Lyman Victory", which is another major phased achievement since the Ukrainian army began a large-scale counterattack in early September.
On October 1, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced the recovery of Lehman, the important city of Donbas. About 6,000 Russian troops surrounded by the Lyman encirclement, most of which were annihilated. Therefore, it is called the "Lyman Victory", which is another major phased achievement since the Ukrainian army began a large-scale counterattack in early September.
Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced that at noon on October 1, the 81st Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Army and the Kurchitsky Combat Regiment of the National Guard Liemann, the important city of Donbas.
Lehman (also translated as Liman and Chongliman) is located in the western part of Donetsk. Although the city is not big, it is a railway hub and has a very important strategic position in the Donbass region. During this Russian-Ukrainian war, it has always been the most important logistics supply base for the Russian army in the Donbas region, and it is also the rear of the Russian army's attack on Donetsk.
After the Ukrainian army recovered Ijium in September, Lehmann's strategic position in the Donbass region became more prominent. The Ukrainian army's attack on Leman actually began since the recovery of Ijium, and it has been almost 20 days since the battle. After fighting for 20 days, there has been no breakthrough. Therefore, on the Simplified Chinese website, some people think that how could the Ukrainian army beat the Russian army? The previous September counterattack was because the Russian army did not use all its strength to make the Ukrainian army "steal the chicken". Or this time, the Russian army on the Eastern Front were all second-rate troops, and the elite troops had not yet appeared.
So what troops are the Russian troops in Lehman now? According to the information disclosed by Russia, in Lehman, the Russian army in Lehman includes two-line troops such as the 208th Cossack Regiment of the Lugansk Republic, the Kuban Volunteer Battalion of the Russian Army, and one unit of the Russian Army's Guard Tank 4th Division, the 3rd MoF, and the 144th MoF. These three divisions are the main force of the Russian army, especially the 4th Guard Tank Division, which is an elite force.
Obviously, even such a front-line main force has poor combat effectiveness now. Moreover, although the Russian army has a lot of numbers, the losses from previous battles have not been supplemented, so the actual force is not large, with a total of about 6,000 people. However, the Ukrainian army invested at least five brigades on the Lehman front, with a total strength of about 16,000, almost three times that of the Russian army.
The Ukrainian army launched from the north, west and south from the beginning, which was obviously a tactic of "surrounding three verses and one". Although there have been no breakthrough results in the past 20 days, tangible progress has been made in all three directions, gradually compressing the Russian army's front. In other words, the encirclement is shrinking and tightening. Faced with the Russian military's military strength list and the situation is very dangerous, at this time, a commander with a little military strategic mind should choose to retreat wisely, and should be quick, and retreat before the encirclement is formed to preserve the vitality.
But why did the Russian army not decisively give up the Lehman retreat for 20 days? Because Russian President Putin asked the Russian army in the Lehman area to stick to it at all costs - seeing this, it is natural to think of Head of Nazi Germany during the Second World War . When the German army's war situation was obviously unfavorable in the late war, he always stubbornly ordered the troops to stick to it at all costs. As a result, he missed many opportunities to withdraw the troops in time, and the losses of a large number of troops further exacerbated the deterioration of the war situation. However, Putin was a little more sober, and he knew that Lehman would definitely not be able to bear it in the end, so he gave a time limit to be sure to stick to September 30.
htmlWhat is the big day of September 30th? Why do you have to stay until this day?Because of this day, Putin will hold a signing ceremony for the merger of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kremlin , Kremlin , and Zaporoz to Russia. If Lehman was lost before this time point, he would be really unbearable.
Of course, Putin did not just say that he would stick to it at all costs, and he also had practical measures to increase his staff.Under his order, the Russian Aerospace Force dispatched fighter jets to provide support to the defenders in the Lehman area, but under the strict prevention and control firepower of the Ukrainian army, the losses were greatly reduced - the Ukrainian army has basically mastered the battlefield air supremacy, and the combat aircraft in the air and the prevention and control missiles on the ground are enough to effectively suppress the Russian army's air power.
On the ground, the Russian army also dispatched 4 battalion-level combat groups to assist Lehman, but had no air supremacy and no information warfare advantages. On the way, they were fired by Ukrainian drones and long-range precision strike firepower (mainly the M270 and M142 Himas rocket launchers), and also suffered heavy losses. This is a typical " surrounded the point to attack ", and the Ukrainian army completely crushed the Russian army in tactical terms.
When all reinforcements were lost, the fate of the Russian army in the Lehman area was naturally tragic. Although the Ukrainian army was not in a hurry to win Lehman before September 30 to add luster to Putin's big day, they still advanced step by step at their own pace, regardless of rush or slowness. The Ukrainian army valued more about how to reduce its own casualties, and did not care much about the "sense of ritual". However, the pressure from the north, west and south directions is quite great, and the "Fengsanctuary and One" has a great impact on morale. So, as soon as the September 30 deadline passed, the Russian army's retreat began.
Russian Ministry of Defense also announced on October 1 that the Russian army would retreat from Lehmann to a more favorable position.
However, it is difficult to describe the Russian army's retreat as "orderly". The videos revealed on the Internet now show that Russian troops are corpses everywhere on the highway in northeastern Lehman, a veritable "death road". During the Gulf War, the Iraqi army also had a "death road" when they retreated from Kuwait . However, the "death road" of the Iraqi army is more of the wreckage of tanks and armored vehicles , and this time the "death road" is truly the road to death.
The Ukrainian army basically completed the encirclement of Lehman on the 29th. The "encirclement" of modern warfare is not only the troops joining the front line, but also the firepower is connected! Therefore, the firepower of the Ukrainian army's long-range rocket launcher, howitzer , and mortar has formed a firepower connection to the Lehman Northeast Highway!
But the Ukrainian army did not attack Leman at the first time, and still adopted the "encirclement of three verses and one". Why is this? The answer is also very simple and clear. It is to reduce unnecessary casualties, or to use a powerful offensive in three directions to force the Russian army to run away from the only "life road". Of course, fierce firepower has been arranged to cover this "life road", which is a death trap!
The Ukrainian army now announced the battle report: about 1,500 Russian soldiers were killed and about 3,000 were captured. It can be said that the 6,000 Russian troops in the siege of Lehmann lost more than three quarters. Therefore, this recovery of Lehman is also known as Lehman's victory, or Ijium's counterattack season 2.
After taking Lyman, the Ukrainian army did not stop there, but continued to move eastward. The next step is Luhansk's two sister cities - Lisichangsk and North Donetsk!
Because Lehman's strategic position is so important, it can even be said to be Donbas' "chess eye". Once Lehman is mastered, the entire Donbas situation will reverse, and the Russian army's great collapse in Donbas will be a high probability.
In addition, don’t just stare at the eastern line, don’t forget that there is also the southern line. In the direction of the southern line, the Ukrainian army has also made great progress. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be within three to five days, and the Helsun front will likely undergo major changes!
Finally, to say one more thing, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced that it will no longer conduct autumn recruitment this year. What does this mean? The Russian-Ukraine war is in full swing. Not to mention the additional military expansion, even the conventional recruitment has been cancelled? This shows that Ukraine is full of confidence and is enough with its existing troops!
(The picture in this article is from the Internet)
Lao Zhou, whose real name is Zhou Ming, has used the online name Guangting. He has been engaged in military history research for a long time. He has served as a guest of the military column on Phoenix TV and Shanghai TV many times. More than 20 military books have been published, and you can consult and purchase them in the WeChat store "Zhibingtang Bookstore" and the Taobao online store "Zhibingtang Bookstore".There is now a personal column "Lao Zhou Military" on Himalaya to produce military audio programs. The "Lao Zhou Xin Observation" video account has been opened on major video platforms to interpret military hot spots, so please support it.
