The Russian Armed Forces and units of the DPR and LPR thwarted attempts by sabotage groups of the VFU to enter Krasny Liman. The enemy tried to enter the city under the cover of artillery raids, the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, said on September 13. Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov told Izvestia how important this area is for VFU.
The AFU are trying to launch a counteroffensive in the Krasny Liman area for several days. The city, as Denis Pushilin noted the day before, is under the full control of the units of the Armed Forces of Russia, the DPR and the LPR.
“Krasny Liman is a key area for the stability of the front in the Kharkov region and the LPR. By attacking Liman, Ukrainian forces are trying to create a threat to our new front along the Oskol River, ”the expert said.
He noted that after the regrouping, the allied forces are strengthening there and it cannot be overcome with a swoop. Therefore, the enemy is trying to break through the shallow Seversky Donets, occupy Krasny Liman and from there strike at the village of Oskol and in the rear of our group along the river of the same name.
This plan should be obvious to our command as well, so the original grouping near Liman has already received reinforcements. Under Russian fire, the enemy failed to arrange the crossing of equipment across the Seversky Donets, and reconnaissance and sabotage groups and infantry advanced on Krasny Liman.
They were driven back from the outskirts of the city. VFU will also try to cross the river near Svyatogorsk. These are convenient areas for forcing it. The Ukrainian command will try to capture bridgeheads before the autumn flood of the rivers, build up forces on them and attack. It is necessary to prevent this, Dmitry Boltenkov summed up.
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