05 Mar: Russians Suffer a BRUTAL DEFEAT Near Avdiivka | War in Ukraine Explained

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I am a Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the three hundred and seventy fifth day of the war.Day 375: March 05Today the biggest news is coming from the east. Here, in an attempt to breach Ukrainian defenses north of Avdiivka, Russians tried to conduct a new attack and put Ukrainians in Novobakhmutivka into a pocket. They prepared a huge assault unit consisting of tanks and armored vehicles, got to their positions, but right when they were ready to launch the assault, they suffered a devastating flank attack and got completely demolished.Last time I told you that Russians decided to shift their focus to the area of lower tactical value because Ukrainians seemed to be protecting high-value positions too tightly. I also told you that despite initial success, Russians were quickly pushed back towards the highway. After several unsuccessful attempts to recapture these positions back, Russians realized that breaking through the same Ukrainian defenses would not be as easy because now Ukrainians are fully focused on this area. That is why Russians decided to capitalize on their recent advancements around Novobakhmutivka, develop their success further, and attack Krasnohorivka from the north. If we look at the topographic map, we can see that by attacking from this direction, they would be essentially fighting at the same elevation, as opposed to trying to storm the hills from the lowlands. But if Russians were to carry out this attack right now, they would be shot in the back because Ukrainians are controlling the western part of Novobakhmutivka and the tree belts around it. Ukrainians in the tree belts are holding a perfect position for countering this type of attack. That is why in order to continue encircling Avdiivka, Russians needed to establish control over the last 30% of the village. Based on the available footage from February, it is clear that Russians control the hill between Novoselivka and Novobakhmutivka. The next logical step would be to engulf Ukrainians by attacking them from the north. And this is exactly what Russians attempted to do: they prepared a large assault unit consisting of 5 tanks and 10 armored vehicles, they rapidly moved along this huge tree line and tried to assault Ukrainian positions from the flank. Unfortunately for Russians, it looks like they took no measures to secure their own flanks. As you can see, Ukrainians are controlling the hills around Oleksandropil. The positions on these hills give a direct view of everything that is happening on this side of Novobakhmutivka. Geolocated footage confirmed that Ukrainians spotted a Russian assault unit during the relocation process. Ukrainians responded extremely quickly and attacked Russians assault unit before they got ready for their assault. The video shows that Ukrainians opened intense artillery fire. Russians tried to save their infantry by creating a line with their armor in front of the tree area, but it did not help much. The armor got quickly destroyed, and Ukrainian infantry entered the region. Russians reportedly lost 3 tanks, 5 armored vehicles, dozens killed, and half a dozen were taken captive.Overall, Russians made a big mistake by counting too much on the fog. Judging by the video, the fog inhibited visual control over the area, but the fog was not too dense, leaving their flanks extremely vulnerable. The risk did not pay off, the moving column was quickly spotted by the drone, and Russian assault unit was almost entirely destroyed.If you are against the invasion of Ukraine and want to support the work that I am doing, consider making a purchase in the online store UA Supporter. Here you can find a lot of products with Ukrainian symbols, to not only show your support for this channel, but also for Ukraine. The link to the online store is in the description, thank you for watching and I will see you in the next report.

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