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Fierce battles are going on in the Donetsk region. British intelligence noted that in this area the enemy may try to develop a new advance. However, an operational breakthrough may not occur.
The department shared the corresponding forecast against the backdrop of an analysis of the situation at the front. Intelligence added that over the past three days, Russia has likely turned the probing attacks near Pavlovka and Vgledar into a more coordinated assault.
Getting ready for a new advance
As the department reminds,the cities are located some 50 kilometers from Donetsk.Moreover, they already tried to storm the same area in November 2022. Then the 155th Marine Brigade was unable to cope with the task.
It is known that units of this brigade are again taking part in the offensive. Most likely, they managedto advance several hundred meters beyond the small river Kashlagach. For several months it was a kind of demarcation line.
Analysts suggest that the Russian command may pursue the development of a new direction of advance. Thus, the enemy seeks to approach the part of the Donetsk region, which is under the control of Ukraine. At the same time, the invaders plan to divert the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Bakhmut direction. We remind you that fierce battles have been going on there for months.
At the same time, the department notes thatthere is a low probabilitythat Russia will be able to achieve a significant operational breakthrough. In particular, because she has enough unallocated troops in the area.
The enemy is taking losses, but pushing ahead
- In the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they noted that the occupiers continue their offensive, although they suffer frantic losses. It was recorded in the Limansky and Bakhmutsky directions. Also, ineffective offensive actions on the part of the enemy were in the Avdiivka and Novopavlovka directions.
- But in the Kupyansky and Zaporizhzhya – the invaders are engaged in the defense of the lines, captured earlier. In addition, there is despondency among the personnel of the enemy. The invaders doubt the correctness of the decisions of their own military-political leadership. And they are also exhausted by intense hostilities.
- Let's add that over the past day, units of the Defense Forces managed torepulse the attacks of the invaders near 13 settlements in Donbass. We are talking about Novoselovsky and Belogorivka in the Lugansk region, as well as Yampolevka, Disputable, Krasnaya Gora, Paraskoveevka, Bakhmut, Kleschievka, Ivanovsky, Avdeevka, Vodyany, Pervomaisky and Vugledar in the Donetsk region.
- Finally, we recall the actual losses of the enemy. As of the morning of January 31, it was possible to destroy 127,500 fighters of the “second army of the world.” And over the past day, 850 invaders have replenished the statistics.
