25.09.2024, 18:29
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Ukraine’s Fortress In Vuhledar Held For 31 Months. Now It’s About To Fall.
"It seems the resident 72nd Mechanized Brigade has begun to withdraw.
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Through it all, there’s been at least one geographic constant. Regardless of who was winning at the moment, Vuhledar held. A mining town with a pre-war population of 14,000 in eastern Ukraine’s Donestk Oblast, Vuhledar quickly became a fortress for the resident Ukrainian army formation, the 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
But now that fortress is on the verge of falling. On Wednesday morning, Russian forces bombarded and assaulted the town. And unlike many previous assaults, this one appears to be succeeding. “It’s clear that the situation in Vuhledar is critical, and we are likely witnessing the final stages of its defense,” warned an analyst with Ukrainian analysis group Frontelligence Insight.
“I can only hope that the right orders have been given, prioritizing the lives of soldiers over any desire to hold the ground,” the analyst added.
There are signs that’s the case. It seems that, as Russian forces threatened the town’s flanks last week, the 2,000-person 72nd Mechanized Brigade—armed with T-64 tanks, BMP-2 fighting vehicles and M-109 howitzers—began quietly withdrawing to more defensible positions. “I am under the impression that Ukraine withdrew their forces gradually over time to surrender the area to Russia,” noted Andrew Perpetua, an open source intelligence analyst."
Ukraine’s Fortress In Vuhledar Held For 31 Months. Now It’s About To Fall.
"It seems the resident 72nd Mechanized Brigade has begun to withdraw.
(...)
Through it all, there’s been at least one geographic constant. Regardless of who was winning at the moment, Vuhledar held. A mining town with a pre-war population of 14,000 in eastern Ukraine’s Donestk Oblast, Vuhledar quickly became a fortress for the resident Ukrainian army formation, the 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
But now that fortress is on the verge of falling. On Wednesday morning, Russian forces bombarded and assaulted the town. And unlike many previous assaults, this one appears to be succeeding. “It’s clear that the situation in Vuhledar is critical, and we are likely witnessing the final stages of its defense,” warned an analyst with Ukrainian analysis group Frontelligence Insight.
“I can only hope that the right orders have been given, prioritizing the lives of soldiers over any desire to hold the ground,” the analyst added.
There are signs that’s the case. It seems that, as Russian forces threatened the town’s flanks last week, the 2,000-person 72nd Mechanized Brigade—armed with T-64 tanks, BMP-2 fighting vehicles and M-109 howitzers—began quietly withdrawing to more defensible positions. “I am under the impression that Ukraine withdrew their forces gradually over time to surrender the area to Russia,” noted Andrew Perpetua, an open source intelligence analyst."