All language subtitles for 09-09-2023tudfryrtye

Autumn Heat: Donetsk and Vuhledar direction.

While we were watching the offensive
in the south and Lyman-Kupiansk axis,

the Ukrainian defense forces suddenly started
moving towards Donetsk airport. Quite unexpected

and in need of observation, but nevertheless this
section of the front is beginning to come to life.

The advance of the AFU was recorded
in the north of Opytne and in the

settlement itself. It is known that there was
a rather large enemy stronghold in the north,

but today it is already
under the control of the AFU.

At the end of August there was another
intensification of fighting in the

Donetsk direction, and now we are
already observing significantly

increased activity of Ukrainian
artillery and other means of fire.

And if in the area of Vuhledar the active
phase is just beginning to develop,

in the Donetsk direction, the "quiet
carnival" is taking on interesting contours.

By yesterday evening, after two weeks of effective

fire impact on the main defense circuit
of Donetsk in the Donetsk airport area,

radio-technical reconnaissance and
electronic warfare assets were destroyed.

This can be observed even in OSINT communities,
and in quantities that inspire respect.

Among other things, only last week
there were 6 air strikes on Donetsk

with HARM anti-radar missiles, which
is about 6 times more frequent than

the average frequency of use
of these means of destruction.

And all this is happening against the background

of hysterical attempts of Russians to
capture Marinka, which, in principle,

does not make any sense and generally does not
pose a threat to the Ukrainian defense forces.

While Marinka in terms of defensive fighting
is one of the toughest on the entire front.

The Russian brigade-level commander's
heightened sense of problematization

of the front requires attempts
to "become a bit of a hero",

but this usually ends with the complete
destruction of the enemy's sabotage groups.

But there have already been real successes of
the Ukrainian forces. And within the context of

the highly stable front line around Donetsk up
to the present day, these gains are more than

significant, as each meter liberated here holds no
less value than on the priority Tokmak direction.

And it is interesting that from the Russian
side there are practically no "quality" footage

of the defeat of the Ukrainian forces
in this direction for several weeks.

But the Ukrainian armed forces are advancing.

By the evening of yesterday, the Ukrainian
forces actually eliminated a small but

significant bulge near the village of Opytne,
which opens a direct road to Donetsk airport.

Having achieved tactical success
to a depth of up to 2 kilometers,

Ukraine improves the possibility of objective
control over the northern borders of the city.

This, if properly continued, will
allow Ukrainian troops to increase

activity along the main offensive line
in the Staromlynivka area, and also,

in case of critical problems in the Donetsk
area, to reach important heights, after which

the Russians will instantly have especially big
problems in Donetsk itself, which, if operational

success develops in the Vuhledar direction, will
mean only one thing - the risk of a major defeat.

So far, I can say that the dynamics,
as for a few days, are quite good.

But as I said earlier, it requires monitoring,
as this is one of the most difficult areas.