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05 Oct: TANKS UNLEASHED! Ukrainians CUT OFF RUSSIAN BRIDGEHEAD! | War in Ukraine Explained

  • October 5, 2024



05 Oct: TANKS UNLEASHED! Ukrainians CUT OFF RUSSIAN BRIDGEHEAD! | War in Ukraine Explained

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Today there are a lot of updates from the Svatove direction.

Here, amid mounting pressure from powerful Russian assaults threatening a breakthrough from their strategic bridgehead on the Zherebyets River, Ukrainian command responded with a bold move. The elite Third Assault Brigade was deployed, setting the stage for a crucial counterattack to stabilize the defense line against a larger force.

The Russian objective in this part of the front is to gain full control over the remaining areas of the Luhansk region and use the bridgeheads near Makiivka to launch assaults on the northern Donetsk region. The heavy concentration of Russian forces, combined with months of continuous attacks, has greatly strained the Ukrainian defense efforts.

The Ukrainian command initiated a series of counterattacks using the Third Assault Brigade north of Makiivka, aiming to sever one of the key Russian supply routes to the town. This strategy forced the Russians to shift their focus from consolidating their bridgehead at Makiivka, giving Ukrainian forces the opportunity to fortify their defenses before the Russians resume their assaults.

The Third Assault Brigade is one of the most elite units of the Ukrainian army. The organization of this brigade was strategically designed to create a highly mobile, well-equipped, and extensively trained force capable of engaging in offensive and active defensive operations alike.

The Ukrainians began their operation by deploying thermite flamethrower drones to burn down tree lines surrounding Russian dugouts and trenches. By eliminating this cover, they significantly improved visibility for operators of standard FPV drones, making it easier to detect larger groups of Russian troops. As the tree lines were set ablaze, Ukrainian drone operators were able to target and eliminate more Russian soldiers. Even when drones missed their mark and hit nearby trees or branches, the resulting shrapnel still wounded or killed nearby Russian forces.

The deployed drones also relayed information about Russian positions to artillery and mortar operators of Ukrainian artillery groups. The artillery groups of the Third Assault Brigade are equipped with modern British AS-Ninety self-propelled artillery whose artillery shots were accurate to the point that Russian troops got destroyed even while moving. The original uncensored combat footage of these incrediable shots can be found on our Telegram channel through the link in the description.

After heavy artillery and drone strikes weakened Russian positions and destroyed a significant portion of their defenses, the fighters of the Third Assault Brigade launched ground assaults. T-Sixty-Four-BV tanks advanced toward Russian positions to target areas that hadn’t been fully neutralized by artillery and drones. Once their objectives were achieved, the tanks deployed smoke grenades to cover their retreat and withdrew from the battlefield.

With most of the Russian defenses destroyed, Ukrainian stormtroopers were deployed in M113 armored personnel carriers. Upon dismounting, they launched a coordinated sweep of the Russian positions. Many Russian soldiers, already disoriented from the earlier shelling and drone strikes, had taken cover in their dugouts. However,unfortunately for the Russians, the Ukrainian stormtroopers quickly engaged and eliminated those that remained. In the end, only one Russian soldier surrendered, providing critical intelligence on nearby Russian units. He was the sole survivor of the assault, as all others were killed in action.

Interestingly, despite being outnumbered two to one, the Ukrainians secured new positions through the well-coordinated efforts of their units. These assaults north of Makiivka forced the Russians to divert their forces to the northern flank in an attempt to stabilize the situation. Although the Russians have launched counterattacks to reclaim the lost positions, the Third Assault Brigade continues to hold the line by utilizing continuous active defense approach.

Overall, the Ukrainians managed to delay the Russian months-long infantry-intensive assaults on Makiivka and bought the Ukrainian forces near the town enough time to fortify the west bank of the river before the Russians engaged. Ukrainian stormtroopers managed to shift focus of the Russians which forced them to redirect a portion of their forces to counterattack lost positions to no avail…

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  4. All this fighting and death snd destruction just because one man (Putin) is a very weak, insecure, paranoid little man who feels a desperate need to over compensate by trying to prove that he's a tough, macho man.
    Putin, the tin pot dictator who wouldn't be out of place in Chaplin's comedy The Great Dictator.

  16. genius move here and there , but Russians still taking ground, like in Vuhledar, Denis Davydov does much more serious analisys . It's years you repeat only the positive stuff and ignore the negatives

  17. I wish this channel would give us an overall picture of the situation as it used to do in the beginning of the war… Now it's just about finding and isolating a tiny portion of the front where things went well for Ukraine, even if this doesn't change anything…

  18. Here's a big blow for Russia. Ukraine and Turkiye have both agreed and are finally trading fully. This means More economic stability for Ukraine, and a increase on exported goods.

  21. Ukraine may have to recognize the loss of some of its territory to Russia in order to achieve peace and security guarantees, Jens Stoltenberg said in his first long interview after stepping down as NATO secretary-general. Ukraine’s mobilization campaign is falling far short of targets, while the effort remains marred by violence, mistrust and rampant corruption, The Times reported on Thursday, citing local officials.

    According to the paper, Kiev has so far called up about one million soldiers and plans to increase that number by another 200,000 by the end of the year, but that mark remains difficult to reach. Moreover, β€œefforts to boost conscription are becoming increasingly deceitful, coercive and violent,” the outlet noted, citing the example of an Odessa conscript who was technically exempt from the service due to a chronic kidney condition, but was lured to the conscription office and sent to a training base anyway.

    An unnamed conscription officer in Odessa told The Times that β€œwe’re not mobilizing even 20% of what is required.” He noted that there is little enthusiasm among potential soldiers to respond to the summons, while his department is plagued by corruption, mismanagement and disillusionment. The bribes, the officer, added, can reach thousands of dollars while staff shortage means that employees have to perform multiple duties at once, including patrolling the streets. In addition, employees are threatened with being sent to the front if they underperform.

    In other cases, many of those who answer the mobilization call are often found to be unfit for service due to serious health conditions, including tuberculosis, hepatitis or HIV, the Times’ source said.

    Meanwhile, a 47-year-old Ukrainian recalled that he was eager to be called up and go to the front early in the conflict, but was denied at the time, and now has no desire to do so. β€œOur government doesn’t support soldiers. They don’t have proper equipment and are forgotten about if they get injured,” the man explained.

  26. This is an excellent update. It shows so many tools of the UAF in combined action: dragon drones, spotter drones, FPV drones, artillery, mortars, tanks, AFVs, and skillful close combat. And all within the context of the theatre level tactics. Perfect!

  29. The fact you have to make videos about this because these are your only gains and russia is advancing every day is some real level copium.
    Have you even looked at the real frontline map recently?
    Ukraine is losing big time, make peace now or be doomed…

  30. I’m not sure I like the AFU’s choice to not commit any of the men mobilized this summer. The equipment thing as a reason is just an excuse since this type of fighting is not dependent on IFVs.

  33. Thanks for all your reports I never miss any. I will continue to support the brave AFU for as long as it takes. SLAVA UKRAYINI!! HEROYAM SLAVA!! Π“Π•Π ΠžΠ―Πœ БЛАВА. БЛАВА Π£ΠšΠ ΠΠ‡ΠΠ† πŸ’™πŸ’›πŸ’™πŸ’›

  35. I support Ukraine but the fall of Vuhledar is a huge blow after such tenacious obdurate defence since the beginning of this illegal war of aggresssion by Putin.

  37. The brilliant war tactics used by the Uranian Army are outstanding. Thank you for giving us this amazing insight into what would be incredibly difficult for us untrained civilian folk to be able to understand! Slava Ukraine!! May your beautiful country be restored and returned as soon as is humanly possible. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ™

  38. Sehr gut πŸ‘πŸ» Slava Ukrainer macht weiter so und passt gut auf euch auf πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌβ˜πŸ»βœŠπŸ»βœŠπŸ»πŸ’ͺ🏻πŸ’ͺ🏻❀️❀️

  41. Brilliant Tactics and Strategy as always from the Ukrainian Warriors, we are Amazed with your Skills…..putin hides behind a "Plastic False Smirking Face" in reality it fools no one, even his own "Brainwashed Subjects" clearly see he's in Panic Mode and desperate because he knows he's losing……..Prayers and Hope to Ukraine for the Future from the UK..

  46. Just for the sake of the algorithm…
    It was nice to hear that the Brits have got something useful on the front line, well done boys. A VSEL classic.
    I thought I'd look it up… another piece of 'redundant' equipment. It is being replaced by Archer systems from… Sweden.
    Oh well.

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